Event Brief
EEAS cancels Kaja Kallas defence expert group launch
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 3:07 AM ET
Summary: The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas suffered a political setback after the European External Action Service cancelled, at the last minute, the launch of a new high-level expert group on boosting EU defence capabilities. The initiative had been announced days earlier to identify strategic investment gaps, but some member states said it was not the right path at the moment.
WHO: European External Action Service (EEAS)
WHAT: Cancelled the last-minute launch of a new high-level expert group tasked with producing a report on boosting EU defence capabilities and identifying strategic investment gaps.
WHEN: Sep 06, 2026
WHERE: European Union
WHY: Some member states felt the initiative was not the right path to pursue at the moment.
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