On Tuesday 12 December, the Council of the EU agreed its position (general approach) on the proposed regulation establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).
In a press release, Jüri Luik, the Estonian Minister for Defence stated, “The purpose of the regulation, which is an integral part of the European Defence Fund, is to establish a programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union’s defence industry with a budget of...