This Week in Defence — Brussels (#21, 2026)
New Council Decisions extend Moldova military aid; €100m support for Lebanese Armed Forces; EU-Western Balkans Summit prioritises security ties; Council to meet on defence.
Defence (Brussels)
This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Brussels and the EU member nations. This newsletter channel covers the EU's defence, cybersecurity, weapons systems, military commitments, and Armed Forces. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.
This Week in Defence — Brussels (#20, 2026)
Commission proposes new mobile satellite services authorisation; Council adopts defence support measures for Albania and Lebanon; new Iran and Hamas sanctions; Parliament committees issue opinions on ECF defence fund.
This Week in Defence — Brussels (#19, 2026)
Council extends restrictive measures on Syria; EU to sign protocol on terrorism definition; EIC selects EQT for €5bn Scaleup Fund; Arctic partnership talks in Greenland.
This Week in Defence — Brussels (#18, 2026)
EU issues €10bn in bonds for defence, Ukraine; new restrictive measures on Russia; Council supports Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces; EU-Canada SAFE procurement pact advanced.
This Week in Defence — Brussels (#17, 2026)
EU-Jordan €135m partnership; UK–EU defence loan talks; Commission backs Lithuanian defence bank; ECF opinions in committees; Council adopts Sudan, Senegal security decisions.
This Week in Defence — Brussels (#16, 2026)
Commission refers seven states to EU Court over CER Directive; EUAM Iraq and EUCAP Somalia mission mandates extended; Parliament reviews defence sector raw materials regulation.
This Week in Defence — Brussels (#15, 2026)
EU adopts 20th sanctions package against Russia; €90bn Ukraine defence loan moves forward; Parliament committees issue draft opinions on defence competitiveness and space resilience.