Joint Communication on the Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and Way Forward

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Series Details JOIN (2022) 24
Publication Date 18/05/2022
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Summary:

Joint Communication published by the European Commission and the EU High-Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, presenting an analysis of the defence investment gaps, and proposing measures and actions necessary to strengthen the European defence industrial and technological base.

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The Versailles Declaration invited the European Commission in March 2022 to put forward an analysis of the defence investment gaps and to propose any further initiative necessary to strengthen the European Union's defence industrial and technological base. This task was reiterated in the Strategic Compass endorsed by the European Council later than month.

This Joint Communication provides the requested analysis with the aim to ensure that the increased defence spending by EU Member States results in a stronger defence technological and industrial base. It builds on the Defence Communication of February 2022, and it offers new ways to step up joint procurements as well as to engage with industry to step up their production capacity to meet the increased needs. In particular, the Communication focuses on the joint acquisition of military equipment, on strategic defence programming to set clearer priorities, and on the support to the European industrial base, including the strengthening of the European defence R&D framework, the European Defence Fund (EDF).

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  • https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/join_2022_24_2_en_act_part1_v3_1.pdf
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Commentary and Analysis
Politico, 18/05/2022: In talk of boosting EU defense, Brussels means business https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-defense-brussels-budget-military-us-josep-borrell/
ASD Europe: ASD Statement on the EU Commission and HR/VP Joint Communication on Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and Way Forward (19 May 2022) https://www.asd-europe.org/asd-statement-on-the-eu-commission-and-hrvp-joint-communication-on-defence-investment-gaps-analysi-0

News
Bloomberg, 13/05/2022: EU Plans Joint Investment Tools to Boost Defense Spending https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-13/eu-plans-joint-investment-tools-to-boost-defense-spending
Politico, 17/05/2022: Ukraine war pushes Brussels to break a taboo with joint arms spending plan https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-brussels-break-taboo-joint-arms-spending-plan/
The Irish Times, 18/05/2022: Commission urges overhaul of EU defence to plug ‘critical gaps’ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/commission-urges-overhaul-of-eu-defence-to-plug-critical-gaps-1.4882195
Euronews, 18/05/2022: Brussels wants to help EU countries with defence spending in joint purchasing programme https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/05/18/brussels-wants-to-help-eu-countries-with-defence-spending-in-joint-purchasing-programme
EUObserver, 18/05/2022: EU plans to jointly invest in defence capabilities https://euobserver.com/world/154989

Official
European Commission: Priorities 2019-2024: Contributing to European Defence https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/contributing-european-defence_en
European Commission: Press Release, 18/05/2022: EU steps up action to strengthen EU defence capabilities, industrial and technological base: towards an EU framework for Joint defence procurement https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_3143
European Commission: Questions and Answers: Defence Investment Gaps and measures to address them (18 May 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_3144
European Commission: Press statement by President von der Leyen on the Commission's proposals regarding REPowerEU, defence investment gaps and the relief and reconstruction of Ukraine (18 May 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_3164
European Commission: Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager, High Representative/Vice-President Borrell, and Commissioner Breton, at the press conference on EU defence investment gaps and measures to address them (18 May 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_22_3177
EU EEAS: Blog, 22/05/2022: We need to increase European defence capabilities, working better together https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/we-need-increase-european-defence-capabilities-working-better-together_en

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