Europengineers Statement on Strengthening Europe’s Strategic Resilience

Europengineers underscores the importance of a self-reliant and resilient Europe — one capable of withstanding external pressures and aggression. In today’s volatile geopolitical environment, strategic autonomy is not a luxury but a necessity. At the heart of resilience lies infrastructure, and Europengineers is committed to contributing the expertise and innovation required.

The EU Strategic Compass calls for a stronger, more secure, and more capable Europe. Europengineers fully supports this vision. We believe that achieving the Compass’s objectives requires not only political will and military coordination, but also a robust, integrated infrastructure that ensures operational readiness, supports logistics, and enables long-term resilience.

We advocate for a comprehensive and forward-looking approach to infrastructure — one that goes beyond roads and railways to include the critical facilities needed for storing, maintaining, and staffing defence equipment. These assets are essential for building a credible and responsive European defence capability.

With more than 62 years of experience and a presence across much of Europe, Europengineers brings together a wide range of engineering disciplines and technical expertise. We have helped shape Europe’s transport, energy, industrial, public, and private infrastructure — contributing to a continent that is both liveable and competitive. Today, this legacy enables us to play a meaningful role in building a more sustainable world, resilient to climate change and aligned with Europe’s strategic ambitions.

We offer specialized expertise in areas such as retrofitting bridges, reinforcing underground structures, and assessing critical facilities for their resilience against military threats — including aircraft impact and high-speed dynamics such as missile strikes and explosions.

Our strength lies in unity. Sharing knowledge, human capital, and innovation has been central to our work for over six decades — rooted in collaboration, trust, and shared European values.

We stand ready to support European institutions and member states in strengthening Europe’s resilience. Where our expertise can add value, we are committed to contributing — reliably, professionally, and in the spirit of European solidarity.

Michel Schamp, Aronsohn

Dominik Courtin, Basler & Hofmann

Sébastien Seret, Greisch

Dimitri Abbado, Hydea

Lewis Feely, Roughan & O’Donovan

Antonis Matsouris, Salfo

Michel Kahan, Setec

Nina Baden-Wassmann, Schüßler-Plan