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# Borrell says EU must end trade-security split as arms purchases go abroad
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2024-09-25-borrell-draghi-defence-industry-opinion/
- Published: 2024-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:30:29.000Z
- Description: Josep Borrell wrote that 78 percent of EU armed forces' equipment bought since Russia's invasion came from outside the Union, with only 18 percent of orders placed jointly. He urged ending the EU's split between trade and security policy.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion AI-drafted [Groupe d'Etudes Géopolitiques (geopolitique.eu), 25 September 2024](https://geopolitique.eu/en/2024/09/25/borrell-draghi/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What the source does not establish.** This is a position piece, not a new rule or budget decision, so it does not itself change any EU defence procurement policy.

**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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