More effective Defence technology and industry policies needed in the European Union
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British troops exercise in Estonia as part of the NATO's EFP Source: II Defence Imagery, Flickr Editorial by Jan Wind in Eurodefense newsletter Download the complete newsletter here . European cooperation for Defence is booming and will exponentially increase in the foreseeable future. Not so much in operations or foreign policy, where national sovereignty still is the dominant factor dragging down progress, but so much more in technology and industry. The establishment of the Directorate Defence and Space Industry (DEFIS) and the European Defence Fund (EDF) provided a firm basis, and the war in Ukraine is - unfortunately - a strong catalyser to speed up policy development and practical implementation. A large team at DEFIS creates new concepts and rules. They lead the recently activated European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) to stimulate intergovernmental cooperation. The next programme to stimulate commo...