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ASD President Alessandro Profumo and the Secretary General JanPie, explain in an op-ed for Euractiv what it takes for Europe to become a credible security actor and how to effectively strengthen its defence technological and industrial base.

ASD welcomes the Commission’s roadmap on critical technologies for security and defence. The roadmap is a strategic document that sets out a vision and broad intentions rather than concrete actions. Still, we consider it as an important step towards a new, more strategic approach to the technological base of Europe’s security and defence. This ASD Position Paper presents industry’s views on the Commission’s proposed way forward, following the structure and the different sections of the roadmap.

ASD welcomes the Communication on the Commission’s contribution to European defence, which provides input to the Strategic Compass that was adopted end of March.

October 18, 2018 - ASD joins 131 organisations from across the EU to call on future Members of the European Parliament to put industry at the core of the EU's future.

ASD welcomes the proposed European Chips Act, which has the potential to strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor value chain and its security of supply.

The Council of the European Union approved today the “Strategic Compass for Security and Defence” which sets out a plan to strengthen the EU’s security and defence policy by 2030 The Strategic Compass announces “substantial” increase of defence spending and measures to facilitate the European defence industry’s access to finance and investment ASD welcomes the Strategic Compass and its objective to strengthen European defence, sovereignty and autonomy     Brussels, March 21, 2022 – Today, the Council of the European Union formally approved the document “A Strategic Compass for Security

The European Commission presented today several defence initiatives, including a roadmap on technologies, and proposals to foster R&D investment, synergies and joint procurement EU initiatives on sustainable finance should remain consistent with the EU’s efforts to facilitate the European defence industry’s sufficient access to finance and investment ASD welcomes the proposals and views outlined in the package and stands ready as a competent partner for their implementation   Brussels, February 15, 2022 – Today, the European Commission presented several initiatives on defence and se

Today’s conclusions of the European Council are important steps into the right direction just as the proposals made by the European Commission and the High Representative. They recognise the strategic importance of the EU’s Defence Technological and Industrial Base and demonstrate the Union’s capacity to respond rapidly to the deteriorating strategic environment.

EU Heads of State and Government endorsed the Strategic Compass and announced measures to bolster European security and defence capabilities ASD President Alessandro Profumo underlines the role of the European defence industry as a key enabler for the security of Europe and its citizens   Brussels, 25 March 2022 – On 24 and 25 March, EU Heads of State and Government met in Brussels for a formal European Council meeting. Among others, they discussed EU security and defence issues.