EU funding for arms industry to be barely impacted by COVID-19 crisis, ENAAT newsletter special edition

NBB special edition: New EC proposal for MFF 2021-2027
EU funding for the military industry to be barely impacted by COVID-19

Read here: News from the Brussels’ Bubble #2020-2, 1st June 2020

Arms industry won first battle and is well placed for negotiations to come
– pro-defence lobby saved basics: EC proposes €8bn EU Defence Fund and €1.5bn military mobility
– Space, dual-use and civilian funds increasingly accessible to military industry
– Any good news for peace?
– Despite difficult negotiations, EU military funding most likely barely impacted by COVID-19

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