A new deal to strengthen Europe’s defence readiness

De leden van het Europees Parlement sluiten een akkoord om de Europese defensiebereidheid te versterken ( English )

June 10 – 2026 EU Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on proposals to accelerate defence investment and improve the EU’s responsiveness to security challenges.

The package of legislative proposals, forming part of the so-called “Omnibus V” EU simplification measures, is intended to accelerate the approval of permits for defence-related projects and the export of defence equipment between EU countries. It also seeks to simplify security and defence procurement procedures and EU cooperation on defence contracts, ensure that EU chemical regulations adequately reflect defence requirements, and simplify the implementation of the European Defence Fund (EDF).

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