What future for the European Defence Fund

Author (Person)	Besch, Sophia
Publisher	Centre for European Reform (CER)
Series Title	Insight
Series Details	June 2017
Publication Date	28/06/2017
Content Type	Journal \| Series \| Blog
	In June 2017, the Commission launched a proposal for a new ‘European defence fund’ (EUDF), with ambitious spending plans for defence research and procurement of new military technologies. The fund tries to address some of the underlying problems that weaken the European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB). For the European defence fund to succeed, member-states have to agree how to distribute the money, how to finance joint projects, and which capabilities to develop.
Source Link	Primary Source http://www.cer.eu/insights/what-future-european-defence-fund
Related Links	ESO: Background information: A European Defence Fund: €5.5 billion per year to boost Europe's defence capabilities http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-launching-the-european-defence-fund/ ESO: Background information: A Europe that defends: Commission opens debate on moving towards a security and defence union http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-europe-that-defends-commission-opens-debate-on-moving-towards-a-security-and-defence-union/
Subject Categories	Business and Industry, Culture, Education and Research, Security and Defence
Countries / Regions	Europe