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The European Defence Fund has received €525million for joint research and industrial projects to modernise defence. The European Commission has begun work programmes to co-finance joint research and industrial projects for 2019-2020. Projects include drone defence, intelligence and communication, and cyber defence. The Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) work programme will provide €500million for ...
EU institutions have reached a provisional agreement on the European Defence Fund (EDF) awaiting approval from the European Parliament and Council. EU leaders have welcomed the provisional agreement which represents a break in the controversy surrounding the purpose of the fund. The proposals are now awaiting approval from the European Parliament ...
European lawmakers fails to secure future for European Defence Fund
February 14, 2019After a nine-hour discussion lawmakers have failed to secure an agreement on the future of the European Defence Fund. Discussions surrounding the European Defence Fund (EDF) have revealed the extent of disagreements between Ministers and MEPs. Tension arose over the overall goal of the fund and what outcome it would have ...
NATO Ambassadors and EU Commissioner have met to discuss further cooperation in order to enhance and strengthen European defence. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska to NATO to brief the council on the latest developments regarding the European Defence Action Plan and the European Defence Fund. The meeting also ...
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