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# Von der Leyen tells EU Parliament to spend European on defence industry
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2024-02-28-von-der-leyen-spend-european-defence-speech/
- Published: 2024-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-10T13:02:24.000Z
- Description: In a speech to the European Parliament on 28 February 2024, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen argued Europe must spend more, spend better and spend European on defence, previewing a forthcoming EU defence industrial strategy.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion AI-drafted [European Commission, speech by President von der Leyen to the European Parliament plenary, 28 February 2024](https://north-africa-middle-east-gulf.ec.europa.eu/news/speech-president-von-der-leyen-european-parliament-plenary-strengthening-european-defence-volatile-2024-02-28%5Fsl?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What the source does not establish.** It does not commit new funding itself, since the strategy and investment programme she previews were only unveiled the following week.

**Index score.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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