The head of the European Commission announced the formation of a new world order

In the second half of this decade, a new international order will be formed, and Europe should prepare for this and act now, developing primarily in the field of security, said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, speaking in The Royal Danish Military Academy.

"Europe is ready to take a step forward. We are ready to take control of the changes that are inevitable. Because we can't let history push us around. This means that it is necessary to act now. Acting on a large scale is an indispensable condition for speed, scale and strength by 2030 ... By 2030 Europe should have a strong European defense structure," she said.

Von der Leyen said that on March 19 she will present a roadmap for the Readiness 2030 strategy, which involves rearmament and "development of the potential to ensure reliable deterrence." The head of the EC listed four main priorities of that strategy.

The first, according to her, is an increase in defense spending — this includes both a plan to strengthen defense "Rearm Europe" ("Rearm Europe"), under which EU countries will allocate up to 800 billion euros for military spending, and support for increasing their own defense budgets of the member states of the union.

The second point is that investments in the defense industry should be pan—European, since the costs of eliminating gaps in priority areas go beyond the budgets of individual member countries, von der Leyen said. According to her, by 2030 Europe should have a network of land corridors, airports and seaports to ensure the rapid transfer of military and equipment.

"We need to invest in air and missile defense, artillery systems, ammunition and missiles... Europe needs to develop all types of unmanned systems, as well as advanced software and sensors that are behind them. The same applies to cyberspace, the use of military artificial intelligence or quantum computing," the head of the EC noted.

The third priority, according to her, is to increase support for Ukraine and its accession to the EU. Von der Leyen announced the creation of a joint task force with Kiev to coordinate support from outside The EU and individual member states of the bloc. According to her, it is necessary to accelerate Ukraine's integration into the European defense equipment market, and Europe should "learn" from the Ukrainian defense industry in introducing innovations.

The fourth point, which was outlined by the head of the EC, is the strengthening of the European defense industrial base and the support of defense manufacturers within the bloc.

"We will create a European mechanism for the sale of military products, which will help in this. Member states should be able to fully rely on European defense supply chains, especially in case of urgent need," she stressed.

Von der Leyen presented a plan to increase investment in the defense sector The EU amid fears of the withdrawal of American troops from Europe and criticism of US President Donald Trump due to insufficient defense spending by European NATO allies, said RBC.