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A Race Against Structural Limits
Despite rising budgets and political momentum, experts warn that money alone will not solve Europe’s defence problem.
Séamus Boland of the European Economic and Social Committee described Europe as an attractive target precisely because of its democratic constraints. EU defence officials acknowledge deep structural challenges: regulatory bottlenecks, slow procurement cycles, and fragmented industrial capacity.
According to Thomas Regnier, spokesperson for EU defence and technology policy, early findings from the Defence Industrial Readiness Survey confirm long-standing problems: delays, incompatible systems, and production limits.
Brussels has begun fast-tracking regulatory reforms, introducing flexible funding rules and simplifying approval processes. But decades of underinvestment cannot be undone overnight.
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