Defence Readiness Omnibus
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The Commission will table a defence-sector omnibus to cut red tape and speed delivery across the European defence industrial base. Measures include cross-certification and mutual recognition of testing, fast-tracked construction and environmental permits, secure handling of confidential data, and easier access to finance, including ESG-sensitive capital. It will streamline EU defence programmes, simplify co-funding, and prepare revisions of defence procurement and intra-EU transfer rules, followed by a faster EDF process. The package also supports security-of-supply and readiness, and leverages Ukraine’s innovative defence ecosystem within Team Europe instruments. Together, it builds a scalable EU-wide market for defence equipment.