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# CEPA's Majcin and Taylor urge Europe to build defence and industrial capacity
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-18-cepa-europe-stop-hitting-snooze/
- Published: 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:02:17.000Z
- Description: CEPA's Juraj Majcin and Paul Taylor argue Europe must urgently build its defence, technology and industrial capacity. They urge governments to raise spending, borrow jointly, and have finance treat defence investment as a public good.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #opinion, #abroad, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion Abroad AI-drafted [CEPA article, 18 February 2025](https://cepa.org/article/europe-stop-hitting-snooze-and-wake-up/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

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