Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck supports the idea of an EU defense commissioner. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen supported the idea at the Munich Security Conference in February.
The background is the security policy situation in Europe since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The volume that Europe spends on defense is not small, but "we don’t always spend the money effectively" A common procurement market must be established, says the German defense minister.. The minister expressly praised the security and defense industry in Germany, which is "strong in its industrial positioning, strong in infrastructure, it is strong in research"