European Strategic Autonomy Monitor — W/E 16 April 2026
EU Council adopts offensive hybrid deterrence conclusions as EDIP programme opens first industry calls.
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EU Council adopts offensive hybrid deterrence conclusions as EDIP programme opens first industry calls.
Read briefing →EU Council adopts conclusions to counter Russia-linked hybrid threats including sabotage and FIMI.
Read briefing →EU Council adopts hybrid deterrence conclusions as Russia's grey-zone tempo accelerates. 40 arson plots Germany/Poland (quadrupled 2023-2024), airspace incursions, ECFR offensive doctrine shift. Hungary election 4 days out.
Read briefing →Russian spring offensive stalling as internal critics admit Ukrainian counterattacks 'rather successful'; Kremlin halts gasoline exports; Zelensky proposes Easter ceasefire — dismissed by Moscow. Hungary election enters final 12 days. SAFE second wave €17.1B for France and Czechia.
Read briefing →Hungary election crisis deepens with BBC voter intimidation expose and confirmed Russian political technologists in Budapest; NATO reports 20% European defence spending increase; Slovenia election produces razor-thin result amid Israeli Black Cube interference.
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