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CEPA op-ed says defence startups choose Europe over America

CEPA's Vitaliy Goncharuk argues European and Ukrainian defence startups increasingly stay in Europe, citing ITAR burdens and slow US procurement against funding from the NATO Innovation Fund and European Defence Fund.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), 12 June 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not show any single startup's funding round or relocation decision; the claim is the author's own trend reading.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Opinion on funding geography; no institutional action so no question moves. European Sovereignty Index

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