Speech by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on strengthening European defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape.
European Commission intensifies its support to the European defence industry with the adoption of the Work Programme foreseen in the Regulation on supporting Ammunition Production (ASAP) for 2023-2025.
DG DEFIS participated to the 54th edition of the Paris Air Show, the annual rendezvous of global stakeholders of the aeronautics, defence and space ecosystems.
The European Commission is enhancing technological sovereignty of the European Union through greater investment and cooperation.
The project “Instantaneous Infrastructure Monitoring by Earth Observation” (IIMEO) has been selected for implementation by the European Commission.
EU and NATO are joining forces to step up the existing cooperation by launching an EU-NATO Task Force on Resilience of Critical Infrastructure.
The changed geopolitical circumstances in Europe since February of last year call for the European Union to be increasingly capable and autonomous in defence industry matters.
The agreements were negotiated between OCCAR and the Commission in a very short timeframe, which is a strong indicator of the very positive cooperation between both organisations. In his speech, the OCCAR-EA Director highlighted this good spirit and emphasized the objective that cooperation between OCCAR and the Commission should grow more and more in order to strengthen …
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The European Commission signed contribution agreements with the EDA OCCAR to delegate the implementation, under indirect management, of four strategic defence projects under the European Defence Fund (EDF).
The Commission proposes to commit €500 M of EU budget from 2022 to 2024. The instrument will incentivise Member States, in a spirit of solidarity, to commonly procure and will facilitate access for all Member States to defence products being urgently needed.
