EU DEFENCE INDUSTRY

​The EU is engaged in the European defence sector on two fronts, not necessarily linked to each other: the first is the political one with pillars like diplomacy and military means of the EU member states, the second concerns the defence industry.

While the first has its CSDP, the Common Security and Defense Policy, as its political-legal framework, the second has objectives and means of support for research and innovation provided for by the European Defense Fund, one of the expenditure chapters of Horizon Europe (2021-2027).


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The EU Strategy

Check-out how the EU initiatives on promoting the European Defence strategy

Drones: the new frontier

Unmanned aircrafts, also called drones, offer huge potential for developing new important business. Check out what EU is doing in order to support this new industrial frontier.

Trade

How to protect European producers of civil aircraft when other countries pay subsides to their producers? EU defends and represents the european aeronautics industry in dispute settlements at the WT. 

Research

The European Aeronautics Industry developed a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, providing a guide to public and private RDI programmes. EU finance part of the these programmes through Horizon 2020, Clean Sky and SESAR. 

Environment

As aircraft emissions contribute to global climate change and impact on local noise and air quality, the European Union is negotiating rules to reduce emissions. Find out what the EU is proposing and what the EU is doing.

EU Aviation

EU has prepared a series of rules, tools and a common organization of the skies, through regulations and a coordination with the national Authorities and common Agencies.

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