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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9192

16 May 2006
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Defence ministers prepare ground for European defence procurement market - Member States do not spend enough to sustain industrial base

Brussels, 15/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - European Union defence ministers meeting within the European Defence Agency (EDA) Steering Board on the sidelines of the meeting of foreign ministers decided to cross the last stage toward forming a European defence equipment market. They also gave their go-ahead for a financing mechanism proposed by EDA to foster the development of collaborative research programmes. Nick Witney, EDA Director, told the press, that these are essential.

On Monday,...

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