European Defence Financing Instruments and Their Impact on Industrial Capacity and Supplier Readiness
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About this report
Europe’s defence industry has entered a period of accelerated transformation in response to geopolitical shocks. Russia’s war on Ukraine, record defence spending by EU and NATO countries, and new NATO commitments (e.g. the 2023 Defence Production Action Plan) have highlighted critical shortfalls in Europe’s defense supply chain and production capacity .
In March 2024 the Commission and High Representative presented a European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) to strengthen the EU’s Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) by 2035, noting problems of fragmentation and reliance on non-EU suppliers .
Key questions this report answers
- How do the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), the SAFE instrument and EIB/EIF security-and-defence financing channel funding into industrial capacity and supplier readiness?
- How do these instruments transmit to industrial capacity, and what impact do they have on the defence-industrial ecosystem?
- How does the 2024 European Defence Industrial Strategy aim to strengthen the EDTIB by 2035 and reduce fragmentation and reliance on non-EU suppliers?
- What potential bottlenecks, risks and unintended consequences could undermine the effectiveness of these financing instruments?
Inside this report
- European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP)
- Security Action for Europe (SAFE)
- EIB/EIF Security and Defence Financing
- Transmission Channels to Industrial Capacity
- Impact on Defence Industrial Ecosystem
- Potential Bottlenecks, Risks and Unintended Consequences
- Conclusion
Who it's for
Bid, compliance and advisory teams working with EU defence funding and procurement instruments, and the counsel who support them.
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