POLITICO wrote that Greece signed a €3 billion defense deal with Israel, called Achilles Shield. It was given directly to Israeli firms, with no competing bids. Even EU procurement rules normally wants open competition. The deal includes sensors, interceptors, surveillance tech, and more.

EU says it wants strategic autonomy. But if Greece skips European alternatives and locks itself into Israeli systems, it is not getting sovereignty. It is just replacing one dependency with another. This time on a non-EU state whose conduct in Gaza is under International Court of Justice scrutiny, and whose defense industry is not accountable to EU rules. bypass EU procurement rules and make European defense industry weaker.

And this is not only Greece. Same pattern show up across Europe: Netherlands €25m direct award to Elbit, Spain: €1.17m direct award to Rafael, Denmark: €6.5m direct award to Elbit Systems Deutschland

If we criticize Hungary for rely on Russia, we should ask why Greece and others are deepening reliance on Israel. European money should build European capabilities, not outsource them to a state accused of war crimes and genocide.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/how-made-in-israel-is-powering-european-security/