According to a draft of the upcoming White Paper on the future of European defense obtained by Euronews, the European Commission will unveil a particular omnibus package for defense by June 2025.
According to the Commission, the special simplification regulation would provide a more straightforward and uniform regulatory environment for defense goods and services, decreasing market fragmentation and boosting defense manufacturing.
Harmonization will eliminate the “additional administrative burdens and costs imposed on industry by divergent rules,” the document states, adding that “simplification is necessary to boost industrial defense production.
Additionally, it emphasizes that EU policies should support the bloc’s defense industry in five strategic directions: lowering dependency and securing the supply of vital industrial inputs; promoting defense skills and expertise; bolstering and advancing industrial capacities throughout the EU; reducing red tape; and removing obstacles to the flow of defense products.
The omnibus simplification law will streamline co-funding for member states under state assistance regulations, cut down on delivery timeframes, and simplify the management of EU-funded projects. The Commission will also evaluate whether the Intra-EU Transfers Directive and the Defense and Security Procurement Directive need to be revised.
To do this, the EU executive will start a strategic conversation with the private finance sector and the defense industry right away to talk about potential courses of action, pinpoint regulatory barriers, and resolve issues.
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