EU approves joint arms procurement, including for Ukraine, for first time in its history
www.pravda.com.ua
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:11:08 +0200
The European Union has approved funding for joint defence procurement by its member states for the first time in its history.
This initiative envisages plans to purchase missiles and ammunition, with part of the supply intended for Ukraine.
Source European Pravda, citing the European Commissio Details EU funding will be allocated to five projects under the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act EDIRPA.
Each project will receive 60 million in EU support.
Two of the projects involve the joint procurement of Mistral and IRIST SLM air defence systems, another two focus on 155 mm ammunition, and a fifth on armoured personnel carriers.
According to the European Commission, the total value of these projects exceeds 11 billion.
The selected EDIRPA projects bring together 20 EU member states.
Most selected projects also include procurement of defence products intended for Ukraine, including air and missile defence systems and ammunition, bolstering the countrys defence capabilities in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression, the European Commission notes.
For reference The EDIRPA programme was adopted by the European Union after Russias fullscale invasion of Ukraine as a shortterm until 2025 inclusive tool to support joint defence procurement by member states and Norway.
Background In March, the European Commission presented a proposal for a European Defence Industry Programme EDIP to replace EDIRPA after 2025.
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