Pauline Agius

Sep 10, 2024 | lexology.com | Atli Stannard |Pauline Agius

On 18 July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen, the current President of the European Commission (“Commission”), was reconfirmed by the European Parliament for a second term. Ahead of her reconfirmation, President von der Leyen delivered a speech before the European Parliament, accompanied by a 30-page program (the “Guidelines”) that lays down the next five-year policy agenda she proposes for the Commission.

Dec 20, 2023 | lexblog.com | Michele Pearce |Stephanie Barna |Bart M.J. Szewczyk |Pauline Agius

Stephanie Barna draws on over three decades of U.S. military and government service to provide advisory and advocacy support and counseling to clients facing policy and political challenges in the aerospace and defense sectors. Prior to joining the firm, Stephanie was a senior leader on Capitol Hill and in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Dec 20, 2023 | lexology.com | Michele Pearce |Stephanie Barna |Bart M.J. Szewczyk |Pauline Agius

On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Congress the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (NDAA), authorizing $886 billion in defense spending. Amid its numerous provisions, there is the concept of the “national technology and industrial base,” which now includes the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand and could potentially serve as the basis for wider industrial cooperation with European and other global partners.