#EUDefence production must accelerate to match todayโs security realities.
At todayโs #ImplementationDialogue, the message was clear: we are not yet ramping up at the speed and scale required.
We need fewer bespoke systems, more scalable solutions & a truly integrated market.1/
Andrius Kubilius
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Andrius Kubilius
@KubiliusA
๐ช๐บ Commissioner for Defence and Space, former Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น
- 2/ To move forward, two shifts are essential: 1๏ธโฃ โGood enoughโ products with fewer specifications, faster certification, more civilian components. Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ is already showing the way. 2๏ธโฃ Deeper cooperation with civilian industry to scale up faster through digital manufacturing.
- Today at the biggest defence industry meet up #Eurosatory2026, impressed with so much European power, scale, innovation! Big&small, new&established, from the south to the east of the EU&๐บ๐ฆ - everyone is here! Thank you ๐ซ๐ท France and minister @CaVautrin for this opportunity.
- Today at #Eurosatory2026, EU & France signed #SAFE agreement. Happy to see that ๐ซ๐ท France is benefiting from ๐ช๐บ EU instruments. SAFE brings ambition, scale, interoperability, innovation to European & Ukrainian defence industry.Statements and the signing ceremony on ๐ช๐บ#SAFE loan agreement with France ๐ซ๐ท ๐น audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/videoโฆ
- Glad to be at #Eurosatory ๐ซ๐ท, the biggest meet-up of the defence industry. #EUDefence markets are underpinned by 27 sets of rules. Fragmentation costs money, creates barriers slows innovation for businesses. 1/ Read my keynote โฌ๏ธ ๐link.europa.eu/8K9QmcReplying to @KubiliusA3/ ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine shows how innovation is transforming modern warfare and military demand. 2 years ago, only 10 Ukrainian companies attended Eusatory - today, there are 80. Integrating this expertise is a strategic interest and will help build a stronger #EUDefence industry ๐ช๐บ xMy full keynote delivered at #Eurosatory2026 defence industry exhibition ๐ซ๐ท โ ๐น audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/videoโฆ
- Great exchange of ideas and opinions on challenges Europe faces, the need for strong political leadership, our defence readiness and support for Ukraine - with former Prime Ministers Josรฉ Marรญa Aznar, @theresa_may, @MDzurinda hosted by former Commission President @JMDBarroso 1/2/ Full panel discussion at #NOW The Lisbon Conference โฌ๏ธ audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/videoโฆ
- Staying at the forefront of defence innovation is one of our key objectives. ๐ช๐บ The European Defence Fund is delivering results & helping reduce fragmentation in #EUDefence investment. ๐ขโฌ1 billion in #EDF calls is now open. Let's work together! โฌ๏ธ๐ก๏ธ As battlefield innovation accelerates, we must keep pace. At ILA Berlin, we showcased how EU support is driving defence innovation & delivering results. Learn more about the impact of the #EDF and the projects shaping the future of #EUDefence. ๐ link.europa.eu/7prGJ900:00
- Putin hates historical facts: Orthodoxy started in Kyiv and only later spread to Moscow. Civilised people cherish their roots. Putin destroys them. The attack on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is uncivilised and brutal but not surprising. Respect for history is alien to the Putin regime.
- Andrius Kubilius repostedThe tide is turning for Ukraine. The situation in 2026 is very different from 2025. Ukraine is bravely holding the frontline. Russiaโs fatigue is openly showing. Thatโs the time to double down on our support. With the first disbursement of the โฌ90 billion EU loan. With a
- Read my 4 arguments for the European Defence Union, elaborated in the keynote โThe way to achieve a genuine European Defence Unionโ delivered at the debate by the European Parliament Former Members Association โฌ๏ธ ec.europa.eu/commission/preโฆ
- Another strong milestone for #SAFE๐ช๐บ and European security โ we just signed SAFE agreement with Greece. It will help ๐ฌ๐ท enhance its defence capabilities in the Mediterranean region through investments in strategic surveillance, secure communications & counter-drone technologies.
- We still need to understand the vital interest of Europe to have Ukraine with the best army in our security architecture and to strengthen ๐ช๐บ defence. We need to increase our support to prevailing ๐บ๐ฆ & to push for peace through strength. Full speech โฌ๏ธ
- Andrius Kubilius reposted๐ Another milestone for Europeโs orbital economy & leadership in space! ๐ฌ๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ณ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ช๐ณ๐ด& the EU have signed a joint declaration in support of In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS). It aims to advance in-orbit servicing & boost new business opportunities. ๐link.europa.eu/YPmYxW
- Todayโs agreement on Defence Readiness Omnibus brings big change: Max 100 days to wait for defence industry permits instead up to 4 yrs. Simpler procurement rules, smaller burdens. Small steps in rules, big steps in #DefenceReadiness! Weโll continue to defragment defence market.
