Today, S&D MEPs in the committee on security and defence (SEDE) and the committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE) will vote in favour of the European Defence Industrial Programme (EDIP) report. Through their recent work on the EDIP, the S&Ds are ensuring it will serve as a backbone for common European defence and strategic autonomy, securing the budget needed for meaningful impact while protecting the EU as a peace project. “As our relationship with the United States is changing rapidly while Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on and hybrid threats to European countries are on the rise, the EU must be prepared to ensure the safety of its citizens, democracies and economies on its own.
Author: S&D - Socialists and Democrats, S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Published at: 2025-04-23 23:00:00
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