Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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Russia's war on Ukraine has revealed challenges in Europe’s defence industry, from underinvestment to fragmentation. In this video, we explore how the EU has significantly stepped up its efforts to support the European defence industry. We take a closer look at the first-ever European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the European Commission’s proposal for a European Defence Industry Programme regulation (EDIP).

📖 Dig deeper into the European defence industry in our publications:
• Reinforcing Europe's defence industry: https://europa.eu/!dg7wN9
• Financing the European defence industry: https://europa.eu/!9DC7Xy
• European defence industry programme (EDIP): https://europa.eu/!FbNQ8n
• European defence industrial strategy (EDIS): https://europa.eu/!6nD9QV

📺 Watch the second episode of our series focusing on how to improve the quality of European defence spending: youtu.be/I3AcHD-Qyf8?si=2pQj2WM8BAhr8k7W