EU to present defense industry development strategy in February

The strategy for the development of the military industry being developed by the European Commission will be presented in February, said Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for internal market affairs, who is visiting Vilnius, said at a press conference in the Lithuanian government, Report informs referring to TASS.

“At the end of February, we will present the EU strategy for the defense industry, which will include programs for the acquisition of military equipment and the funds provided for this,” he noted.

According to Breton, the strategy will cover the implementation of the EU’s commitments to provide military assistance to Ukraine, as well as meeting the needs of member countries for military equipment. “We must produce faster, more and do it together,” the European commissioner said.