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EU Repurposes Civil Funds for Defence: Horizon Europe, EIB, and the ReArm Europe Plan

What capability problem does EU Repurposes Civil Funds for Defence address for European deterrence, readiness and strategic autonomy?

Since 2022, security has become a decisive factor in EU industrial policy and in the way public money is used to support innovation and production.

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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13

Since 2022, security has become a decisive factor in EU industrial policy and in the way public money is used to support innovation and production. The EU is not creating a new defence budget line; it is changing the rules of existing programmes so that defence-relevant and dual-use projects can access funding that was previously framed as civilian. What is changing is the perimeter: eligibility, implementation conditions, and how different instruments can be combined.

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EU Repurposes Civil Funds for Defence: Horizon Europe, EIB, and the ReArm Europe Plan

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Published 2026-06-13 (Platform publication)
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Since 2022, security has become a decisive factor in EU industrial policy and in the way public money is used to support innovation and production.

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