The government is planning €34.2 billion of investment over 10 years to strengthen our Defence, while mobilising the European Union to boost the innovation and resilience of the Alliance's European pillar. This approach combines immediate strategic realism with future European ambition.

The federal government is raising the defence budget to 2% of GDP from 2025, and 2.5% from 2034. You cannot build an economic and social paradise in a Europe at war. The point is to strengthen our security without placing the burden on the population (no “defence tax”).

Wallonia must be better prepared for defence challenges. A Defence Task Force now coordinates the entire ecosystem involved. The aim: structure cooperation, strengthen synergies and seize the opportunities of a fast-changing sector. The result: a defence sector that is more visible, better organised and ready to scale up.

The defence industry is one of those that make the reputation of the Walloon Region and has stood out for centuries through its internationally recognised performance. The Walloon Government is modernising the regulatory framework in this field in order to guarantee ethical principles, including human rights, more effectively; to clarify and streamline the existing system so as to make it clearer; to modernise the instrument in order to support the defence industry; and to ensure its legal compliance with European law.