European Public Capital Flows to Defence and Dual-Use Technologies (EU Level, 2021–2027)
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About this report
European defence is increasingly shaped not only by strategic declarations and threat assessments, but by the concrete allocation of public capital across the industrial and technological base.
Over the past few years, the European Union has shifted from a largely hands-off role in defence financing to an active architect of funding mechanisms that direct grants, loans, and financial instruments toward specific capabilities, technologies, and supply chains.
Key questions this report answers
- How is the EU's defence-financial architecture structured for direct capital allocation through EDF, EDIRPA, EDIP and ASAP?
- How do indirect instruments such as SAFE and EIB/EIF facilities mobilize defence capital?
- How do regulatory and eligibility frameworks shape which capabilities and supply chains get funded?
- What coherence, biases and execution gaps affect EU defence funding over 2021-2027?
Inside this report
- 1. Analytical Framework and Boundaries
- 2. EU Defence-Financial Architecture Reconstructed
- 3. Direct EU Capital Allocation to Defence (EDF, EDIRPA, EDIP, ASAP)
- 4. Indirect EU Capital Mobilization (SAFE, EIB and EIF Facilities)
- 5. Integration in Broader EU Strategic and Industrial Frameworks (Readiness 2030
- 6. Regulatory and Eligibility Framework Shaping Capital Flows
- 7. Empirical Illustrations of EU-Funded Defence Projects
- 8. Analytical Conclusion: Coherence, Biases, Regulatory Effects, Execution Gaps
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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