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Conference – Defence & Space in the next EU Multi-annual Financial Framework
March 4 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
What dynamic to support European re-armament?
In the context of the full scale war in Ukraine, calling for reinforced European defence efficiency and industrial capacity, and as new tools as EDIP enter into force, deep-dive into the 2027-2034 MFF: policy behind the proposal from the Commission, and expected main points of debate until full adoption.
What are the next 10 years going to look like for European defence & space policies?
Last Wednesday, the EDN – European Defence Network had the opportunity to investigate this question through the European defence & space budget trajectory, the 2028-2034 MFF, with 2 members of DG DEFIS:
➡️ María Fernández Molinero, Head of Unit for Space Policy
➡️ David Jelínek, Policy Officer for Defence Industry, on behalf of his Head of Unit Guillaume de La Brosse
➡️ Moderated by Tom Körner
Key takeaways:
▶️ 3 drivers:
Simplicity: create a single, unified spectrum of financial tools from existing frameworks
Flexibility: leave room for adaptation, given increasing number of crises
Predictability: to allow industry investment decisions
▶️ Very different situations between space and defence:
🛰️ Space budget largely depends on existing or planned projects (IRIS2, GOVSATCOM, Galileo, Copernicus), with a plan to lever these assets for defence & security
🪖 Defence budget will focus on maintaining the effects of existing tools (EDF, ASAP, EDIRPA, EDIP, …), while adding infrastructure (Connecting Europe) and Miitary logistics support mechanisms.
▶️ Focusing on Made in Europe remains an objective, with details to be adjusted (made, based, controlled, …)
