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HOW DO WE GET THERE?

INVESTING MORE, BETTER, TOGETHER, MAINSTREAMING A DEFENCE
EUROPEAN READINESS CULTURE, INCLUDING
ACROSS EU POLICIES
• A new joint programming and procurement function,
through the creation of a Defence Industrial • Inviting the EIB Group to review its lending
Readiness Board, and a high-level European Defence policies this year
Industry Group • Promote defence industry across the financial
• Financial support to EU Member States’ cooperation sector.
in procurement from the EDTIB • Consider including or maintaining defence
• Structure for European Armament Programme readiness security and resilience as an explicit
(SEAP) facilitating EU Member States’ defence objective under future relevant EU programmes.
cooperation
• Preparation for a European Military Sales TEAMING-UP WITH STRATEGIC,
Mechanism to enhance availability of EU equipment LIKE-MINDED AND INTERNATIONAL
• Launch of European Defence Projects of common PARTNERS
Interest • Promote Ukraine’s participation in the Union’s
defence industry programmes
A RESPONSIVE AND INNOVATIVE • EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum in 2024
EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY
• Enhance staff-to-staff structured dialogue with
• Supporting investment in responsive production NATO
capacities
• Support the production of drones FINANCING THE UNION’S AMBITION
• Finance for SMEs and Small Mid-Caps through FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL READINESS
the Fund to Accelerate Defence Supply Chain • Proposed European Defence Industry Programme
Transformation (FAST) (EDIP) with a budget of €1.5 billion
• EU Security of Supply regime to solve tensions along • Discussion with Member States on the EU’s
the supply chains and identify bottlenecks financing needs in advance of the next MFF
• Continuous support for research into future-proof
defence capabilities
• EU Defence Innovation Office in Kyiv #EUDefenceIndustry

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