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European Defence Union - Perspectives and Potential

23. June 2025, 5:30 pm until 10:30 pm

Representation of the State North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union

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The Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU invites you – together with the Union of European Federalists Brussels (EUD Brussels) and the Young European Federalists Belgium (JEF) – to the following high-level discussion:

 

European Defence Union -

Perspectives and Potential

 

Monday 23rd June 2025, 6:00 pm (admission from 5:30 pm)

 

Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU

Rue Montoyer 47, 1000 Brussels

 

 

 

© European Union 2025 - Laurie DIEFFEMBACQ 

 

Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and escalating geopolitical tensions have brought European security and defence policy to the forefront of strategic debate. The European Union has responded with a number of initiatives – including the creation of a dedicated Defence and Space portfolio in the Commission, a dedicated Security and Defence Committee in the European Parliament, and the announcement of a European Defence White Paper. The goal: to make Europe more capable of action and strategically sovereign in security matters.

 

Turning these ambitions into reality requires more than institutional reforms and political declarations. A credible European security architecture depends on close coordination across all levels – the European Union, the Member States, and the regions, which often provide crucial impetus, ensure practical implementation, and foster dialogue with civil society.  

 

 

Programme

 

 

Welcome Address

 

Nathanael Liminski

Minister for Federal, European, International Affairs and Media of the  State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Head of the State Chancellery

 

Ilka Wölfle

Chairwoman of Europa-Union Brussels

 

Keynote

 

Andrius Kubilius

Commissioner for Defence and Space,

European Commission

 

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Andrius Kubilius

Commissioner for Defence and Space,

European Commission

 

MEP Hannah Neumann

Member of the Committee on Security and Defence,

European Parliament (tbc)

 

Nathanael Liminski

Minister for Federal, European, International Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Head of the State Chancellery

 

Prof. Dr Guntram Wolff

Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Professor for Economics at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

 

Kalojan Hoffmeister

Chairman of Young European Federalists Belgium

 

 Moderation

 

 

Ilka Wölfle

Chairwoman of Europa-Union Brussels

 

   

Simultaneous interpretation DE – EN will be provided.

  

 

 

 

 

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