| Author (Person) | Scazzieri, Luigi |
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| Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
| Series Title | CER Insight |
| Publication Date | March 2024 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: The Commission’s European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the accompanying proposal for a European Defence Industrial Programme (EDIP) mark the latest steps in the EU’s deepening role in defence industrial matters. Their aim is to shift from the emergency measures taken since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to what the Commission terms “structural EU defence readiness”. The current trajectory of slowly increasing EU involvement in defence industrial matters could be accelerated by external events. The possibility of Ukraine’s defeat has already given EU defence debates greater momentum. A Trump victory in the US presidential election in November will worsen fears that Ukraine will be overrun and that an emboldened Putin could then test NATO’s defences. That might be enough to persuade Europeans that it is time for greater investment in EU defence tools. |
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https://www.cer.eu/insights/eus-defence-ambitions-are-long-term
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Security and Defence |
| Subject Tags | Common Security and Defence Policy, Defence Industry |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
