At a press conference on Wednesday 29 January, the EPP coordinator on the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte (Spanish), emphasised European preference in defence when European funding is used.
“There is a principle called ‘European preference’. If it’s European taxpayers’ money, there has to be a European preference. This does not mean closing the door to our partners, but our products should have at least a percentage of...