Defence Equity Facility: Investment in defence innovation

The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have joined forces to step up their support to EU’s defence and security through the launch of the Defence Equity Facility. The initiative, consisting of €100 million from the European Defence Fund and an additional €75 million from the European Investment Fund, will significantly expand EIF’s investment capacity to support, Read more about Defence Equity Facility: Investment in defence innovation[…]

European Defence Fund: €1.2 billion to boost EU defence capabilities and innovation

The Commission adopted the third annual Work Programme under the European Defence Fund (EDF), allocating €1.2 billion to defence collaborative research and development projects. With this new Work Programme, the Commission unlocks new funding for defence projects to jointly develop strategic defence capabilities and technologies. It also introduces a series of new measures to promote Read more about European Defence Fund: €1.2 billion to boost EU defence capabilities and innovation[…]

European Defence Fund: €1 billion to boost the EU’s defence

The European Commission announced the adoption of the second annual work programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). The EDF 2022 work programme will allocate up to a total of €924 million in funding. One week after the Joint Communication on Defence investment gaps, the Commission unlocks new funding to invest together and better in strategic defence capabilities. Additionally, the Read more about European Defence Fund: €1 billion to boost the EU’s defence[…]