Building a European defence union is at the top of the EU's policy agenda. A reflection on the efficiency and quality of defence spending is a crucial first step in this process.
Based on research carried out for the European Parliamentary Research Service, this video explores the findings from a report on the potential gains of deeper European cooperation in defence spending by leveraging the continent's economies of scale regarding:
- military forces and strategic assets,
- defence equipment procurement,
- research into emerging disruptive technologies.
🔎 The cost of non-Europe in defence spending is estimated to range from €18 to €57 billion per year. EU action to boost the efficiency and quality of European defence spending could also create jobs, improve the certainty of the business environment and boost the rule of law.
📖 Learn more in our study ‘Improving the quality of European defence spending - Cost of non-Europe report’: [ Ссылка ]
📺 Watch the first episode of our series focusing on reinforcing Europe's defence industry: [ Ссылка ]
