EDIRPA
On the same day the European Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), the Commission presented its new Roadmap for European Defence Readiness. Both are important steps toward a stronger and more coordinated European defence, but now member states must turn them into action.
The new instrument aims to help member states meet their defence needs through joint procurement. But there will be no parliamentary oversight. And we need much more: a fundamental shift in defense procurement.