The 2025 Eurobarometer reveals record support for a common EU defense policy, signaling that European citizens now favor federal solutions more strongly than political elites. Growing geopolitical threats and U.S. uncertainty are driving a popular push toward a sovereign, united Europe
Faced with U.S. strategic shifts and Russian aggression, Europe must urgently establish a unified military defense. Fragmented spending and geopolitical realities demand immediate action to ensure continental security and deterrence, moving beyond political delays toward federal defense integration.
The policy brief “Getting Serious about Defense Integration: the European Defence Community Precedent”, co-authored by one of the Rome Manifesto’s principal authors Federico Fabbrini, explores the revitalization of the European Defence Community as a roadmap for contemporary European defense integration