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📚 What can literature and creativity teach us about navigating an increasingly digital world?For our West Coast friends:...
08/21/2026

📚 What can literature and creativity teach us about navigating an increasingly digital world?

For our West Coast friends: On August 26, the EU Ambassadors Book Collection: “Words That Unite, Stories That Connect” comes to the San Francisco Public Library.

EU Ambassador Neliupšienė will join Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert for a conversation about literature, cultural heritage, and AI's impact on both. Plus remarks from Mayor Daniel Lurie!

Afterward, stay for a reception and explore the EU Ambassadors Book Collection, featuring books personally selected by EU Ambassadors to mark America’s 250th birthday!

📅 Wednesday, August 26
🕞 3:30–6:00 PM PDT
📍 Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library

🎟️ Register your interest: https://bit.ly/4bWRc91

Our special gift in honor of   is coming to the West Coast!In the morning of August 26, the EU Ambassadors Book Collecti...
08/20/2026

Our special gift in honor of is coming to the West Coast!

In the morning of August 26, the EU Ambassadors Book Collection comes to UC Berkeley — bringing those stories together with a conversation about the future of the transatlantic relationship. 🇪🇺🇺🇸

EU Ambassador Neliupšienė will join leading UC Berkeley scholars to discuss the ideas that have connected Europe and America for generations — and the issues shaping our relationship today, from geopolitics and security to democracy and AI. Guests will also have the opportunity to explore the Book Collection.

📅 Wednesday, August 26
🕥 10:30 AM–1:00 PM PDT
📍 UC Berkeley Faculty Club

🎟️ Register your interest: https://bit.ly/4xXr1aV

Europe’s defense transformation is not happening at America’s expense.More than half of EU Member States’ defense procur...
08/05/2026

Europe’s defense transformation is not happening at America’s expense.

More than half of EU Member States’ defense procurement comes from U.S. suppliers, strengthening shared capabilities while creating demand for American products and expertise.​

It's more commitment to our shared defense.

European defense investment supports more than security. Europe accounts for nearly 40% of U.S. defense exports, represe...
08/04/2026

European defense investment supports more than security.

Europe accounts for nearly 40% of U.S. defense exports, representing approximately $130 billion between 2020-2024 and supporting American manufacturing, innovation and high-skilled jobs.​

Learn more about the EU's commitment to defense: https://bit.ly/4xb1wCw

Ukraine has demonstrated that modern defense requires speed, adaptability and scale. The EU and its Member States have p...
07/30/2026

Ukraine has demonstrated that modern defense requires speed, adaptability and scale. The EU and its Member States have provided $300 billion in total support and trained more than 90,000 Ukrainian troops while applying real-world lessons to future defense investment and production.​

More experience. More readiness. More European Defense.

Learn more about the EU's commitment to increased defense spending: https://bit.ly/4xb1wCw

07/30/2026

"I think there's real opportunity here for a transatlantic industrial base."

Defense cooperation between the EU and US is well on its way, but we know more is needed. And we're ready to build those bridges.

Listen to a highlight from from Under Secretary of War Michael Duffey.

🛡️ Thank you to our distinguished speakers, VIP guests, and 500+ people who attended our  ! From showcasing Europe’s rap...
07/28/2026

🛡️ Thank you to our distinguished speakers, VIP guests, and 500+ people who attended our ! From showcasing Europe’s rapidly evolving defense capabilities to drawing lessons from Ukraine's battlefield successes, we demonstrated that Europe is delivering on its promise.

🔹Eight European countries are already spending more than the US on defense.
🔹Since 2023, ammunition production in Europe has ramped up to 2M rounds/year.
🔹During the next 10 years, EU Member States will spend €7 trillion on defense.

"Americans are asking Europe to take primary responsibility for its own conventional defense...and this is what we are doing — we are taking responsibility." European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius 💪

🙏 Extra special thanks to our partners: European Investment Bank, Georgetown University, Airbus, Rheinmetall, and Rhombus Power Inc.

Learn more about the EU's defense "big bang" here: https://bit.ly/4xb1wCw
View photos from the night here: https://lnkd.in/gCJex6gC

Europe is turning investment into real capability. 💪Already, 18 EU Member States are using new EU financing to buy toget...
07/27/2026

Europe is turning investment into real capability. 💪

Already, 18 EU Member States are using new EU financing to buy together, speed up procurement and give industry the confidence to expand production. It's our promise, now in action.

07/24/2026

“Our European ‘Big Bang’ is impossible without the European Union.”

Thank you Commissioner Kubilius for joining and for a stirring keynote. Watch one highlight here and catch the rest on our YouTube page.

07/24/2026

Our event marked a very productive year for European defense. A year ago, the EU announced . Today we can emphatically say: Yes, we are delivering on our commitments to security.

Listen to EU Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė welcome everyone to last night. .defis

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