Congratulations to 🇪🇺MS, who understand that for defence we need not only weapons, but also protection of strategic infrastructure.
It should be done not only for energy infrastructure, but also for strategic #MilitaryMobility infrastructure.
Andrius Kubilius
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Andrius Kubilius
@KubiliusA
🇪🇺 Commissioner for Defence and Space, former Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Lithuania 🇱🇹
- Honoured to exchange today with Dr Bovenschulte, President of 🇩🇪 @bundesrat and Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Bremen 🇩🇪 invests a lot in defence&space and can shape a strong integrated 🇪🇺 market Our 🇪🇺experience in space cooperation can be a model for our defence cooperation
- Space is a critical infrastructure – like energy, hospitals, airports. On 🌍 they are protected by police, armies, airforce, air&drone defence. How do we defend our critical space infrastructure? My remarks at @EPPGroup seminar on security of EU 🛰️: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…
- Military Defence readiness has a civilian “twin” - preparedness for crises. With colleague @hadjalahbib at the ERCC we discussed how to deepen civilian-military cooperation in: wider use of 🇪🇺space assets, military mobility, support for 🇺🇦, enabling TFEU Article 42.7.
- Britain and the European Union must work together for the defence of Europe. Right now, when we are still able to prevent disaster. When we can deter Russian aggression. Can prevent Putin from testing us. Speech on the future of the UK-EU relationship ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…
- Railways in Europe-important for connectivity, growth&military mobility In Eastern Flank and across 🇪🇺 it’s a vital artery in ensuring security & #DefenceReadiness With CEO of 🇱🇹LTG Group-about challenges of modernization, resilience&preparedness of railways in the whole region
- Important discussion with Marco Fuchs, CEO of OHB, leading German 🇩🇪 space company. EU🇪🇺 space systems, such as #IRIS², need a broad European industrial involvement for a success. EU defence capabilies and freedom to act relies on a strong space industry.
- 🇪🇺🇺🇦 More drones for UA bring victory closer. The @EU_Commission has disbursed today €3.9 bn through the Ukraine Support Loans to support this urgent procurement & defence against Russia's war of aggression. Next payment coming soon. ➡️🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…
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Replying to @KubiliusA and @VisegradInsight - Ukraine prevails! It’s in Europe's interest to integrate battle-tested 🇺🇦industrial&defence capabilities. Ukraine's EU membership can move ahead by building a European Defence Union with Ukraine. UK, Norway can be closely associated. @VisegradInsight #URC2026
- Integration of 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇦 defence industries is very much needed for the EU & for Ukraine. Such integration is a strategic move towards the full integration of UA. 🇪🇺 instruments to support it - USL, BravetechEU, EDF, EDIP, SAFE, EDPCIs, where 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇦 industries can work together!
- A strong Eastern Flank is in the vital interest of the entire European Union. Threats are real! Ready to act together to counter them and further support Ukraine 🇺🇦. With EU 🇪🇺 support on all levels, with €150 billion of #SAFE loans.
