{
  "id": 18108003,
  "title": "Pistorius defends preference for German industry in defense spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pistorius-verteidigt-bevorzugung-der-deutschen-industrie-bei",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/pistorius-verteidigt-bevorzugung-der-deutschen-industrie-bei-ruestungsausgaben/"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has defended the country's focus on its own defence industry, responding to criticism from MEP Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann that it prioritizes domestic producers over European cooperation. Pistorius argued that all countries prioritize their own industries and that Germany is no exception. The EU aims to increase joint defence procurement to at least 40% by 2030, but currently only 24% of the €115 billion spent by EU countries on military equipment in 2025 was allocated to joint purchases. The European Defence Agency and the EU's SAFE programme, with a budget of €150 billion, are working to encourage joint defence procurement.",
  "summary": "Protecting the domestic defence industry is a problem all EU countries are struggling with, according to the Defence Minister.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}