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EU Security and Defence Partnerships: Legal, Industrial and Financial Architecture
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The European Union has progressively established a legal framework to formalize its security and defence cooperation with selected third countries.
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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13
The European Union has progressively established a legal framework to formalize its security and defence cooperation with selected third countries. This development has shifted the EU’s engagement from informal dialogues to binding Security and Defence Partnerships (SDPs), governed by specific treaty provisions and implemented through legislative instruments. These SDPs serve as the legal basis for allowing non-member states limited access to EU defence programmes, contingent on strict conditions related to regulatory compliance, industrial integration, and sovereignty guarantees.
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The European Union has progressively established a legal framework to formalize its security and defence cooperation with selected third countries.
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