Andrius Kubilius

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• Video European Commission 16 Oct 2026 European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS in Vilnius, Lithuania at the Anniversary of the Magna Charta Universitatum MCU2020

  • Opening, Ukraine welcome and Magna Charta values 0:04 · 3:03 « Your Excellencies. Good morning. Welcome to Vilnius, my hometown. A special welcome to all of you who will today be signing the Magna Charta Universitatum, a joint commitment to shared values. And a special welcome to the two universities from… »
  • Power of ideas and AI: role of universities 3:05 · 0:18 « And I will discuss three of them. First big bang: artificial intelligence. The speed and big bang of artificial intelligence is changing our world. According to some, it may even end our world. I am not such a pessimist. »
  • Space big bang and Europe’s strategic position 4:00 · 2:28 « Second big bang: space. We are at the start of space revolution. In the next 10 years, 50,000 satellites will be launched, more than in the entire 70 years of the space age before us. Like the 19th century was… »
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• Video European Commission 13 Oct 2026 European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS in Warsaw, Poland at the Warsaw Security Forum 2026

  • Commissioner Kubilius: Natolin’s role and intellectual ‘big bang’ 8:01 · 1:02 « And I am very glad you have set up this new program on European security and strategy, because I am sure the new study track will be a great success. Because it all starts with the power of ideas. In… »
  • Looking to EU’s 140th anniversary and century-scale shifts 9:01 · 2:16 « And you need to look at what is happening in Europe, not only today, but also in the much further future. What will you live through? Next year the European Union will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Commission President Ursula von… »
  • Russia’s escalation, NATO 3.0 and proposal for Europe 3.0 11:15 · 4:08 « In purchasing power parity terms, Russia next year will spend the same amount or even a little bit more than all the European Union member states are going to spend together. Around 500 or 550 billion euros. We need to… »
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• Video European Commission 12 Oct 2026 European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS in Warsaw, Poland at the Warsaw Security Forum 2026

  • Commissioner Kubilius: Europe 3.0 and defence industry 6:02 · 3:42 « Well, first of all, thanks a lot. Really a pleasure to be here. And, and just to try to answer your quite a sophisticated question, you know, in a more simplified way. I would say, you know, first of all,… »
  • Space Commissioner: EU space capabilities for NATO 3.0 25:37 · 3:40 « Well, thanks a lot for the question. Definitely, when we are talking about what capabilities we need to develop, having in mind also quite a clear United States position on NATO 3.0, which is, I understand that position in a… »

• Video European Commission 7 Oct 2026 European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS in Hamburg, Germany for the Military Schengen 2026 Conference

  • Russia threat and urgency of military mobility 0:01 · 3:27 « Good afternoon to everybody. Really, it's a pleasure to be together with you in Hamburg in this very important conference. And really pleasure to speak about military mobility because everybody knows how important is Hamburg, Hamburg port in general for… »
  • NATO force model and logistics volumes required 3:26 · 0:48 « In order to understand how heavy the challenge of military mobility is in Europe, we need to understand that military mobility is not only about how to speed up permits on the borders, customs procedures, or how to improve transport… »
  • NATO force model and logistics volumes required 5:56 · 1:28 « On railways: for a large-scale military deployment, for one brigade equipment using railways, we may need up to 20-40 dedicated train formations. To move one brigade using railroads requires from 350 up to 600 plus special flatbed wagons. And that… »
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• Video European Commission 1 Oct 2026 European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS at the "State of Europe - Europe at a Crossroads: Purpose, Power and Resolve" Friends of Europe Conference

  • Commissioner Kubilius: NATO 3.0 and Europe’s primary responsibility 8:43 · 2:57 « Okay, sorry. So, because it's very clear why we need NATO, because we have very clear threats on our eastern border, Russia and Belarus. The question is, do we agree that those threats will stay forever, or we can look… »
  • Commissioner Kubilius: European Defence Union and Security Council 11:38 · 1:50 « But she said, well, we need to understand that our doctrines, including, you know, foreign policy and defense, our doctrines, our institutions, and our decision-making, which were created during peacetime, are not fit anymore for today's situation. And that is… »
  • Kubilius: EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance and wartime scaling model 45:07 · 4:17 « Well, thanks a lot, Mr. Fule, you were part of that, and well, you did not spoke about yourself that now you are big, you know, how to say, drone producer and working in that area, so your knowledge is… »
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• Video European Parliament 1 Oct 2026 Committee on Security and Defence Extraordinary Meeting: Exchange of views with Commissioner Kubilius

  • Opening: agenda, minutes and defense implementation gap 2:09 · 0:19 « Well, thanks a lot, Madam Chair. Good morning to everybody. Really, it's big pleasure to come back to SEDE as always. I am grateful really for what I would call great partnership. And first of all, of course, I have… »
  • Commissioner: State of the Union and new EU defense architecture 2:26 · 4:10 « And of course, I welcome very much your report on Common Security and Defense Policy and on institutional aspects of the Common European Defense Union, which are coming, so very important. Definitely, a lot of things are happening in European… »
  • Commissioner: EU support to Ukraine: loans, deficits, SAFE second call 6:35 · 2:37 « Now first of all few words about Ukraine support loan. As you know all the weapons schedules for the 2026 of that loan has been approved for 28.3 billion euro. That includes also PAC-3 anti-ballistic missiles from the United States.… »
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• Document 30 Jun 2025 Proposition de DIRECTIVE DU PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN ET DU CONSEIL modifiant les directives 2009/43/CE et 2009/81/CE en ce qui concerne la simplification des transferts intra-UE de produits liés à la défense et la simplification des marchés publics dans les domaines de la sécurité et de la défense - DOC_1
• Document 26 Jun 2025 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union - DOC_1
• Document 18 Jun 2025 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement - DOC_1
• Document 3 Jun 2025 Proposition de RÈGLEMENT DU PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN ET DU CONSEIL modifiant les règlements (UE) 2021/694, (UE) 2021/695, (UE) 2021/697, (UE) 2021/1153, (UE) 2023/1525 et (UE) 2024/795 en ce qui concerne l’incitation aux investissements liés à la défense dans le budget de l’UE pour mettre en œuvre le plan «ReArm Europe» - DOC_1
• Document 12 May 2025 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan - DOC_1
• Motion for a resolution 26 Nov 2024 30 authors PROPOSITION DE RÉSOLUTION sur le renforcement du soutien indéfectible de l’Union européenne à l’Ukraine contre la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie et la coopération militaire croissante entre la Corée du Nord et la Russie
• Motion for a resolution 26 Nov 2024 30 authors MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia