As ammunition stocks dwindle across the bloc, EU leaders are escalating their calls on the industry to boost the production of firearms and shells — in a frantic effort to help Ukraine sustain their defensive war against Russia.
Speaking at the site of a future gunpowder factory in the southwestern town of Bergerac last week, French president Emmanuel Ma...
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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.