{"id":1248326,"date":"2025-11-06T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1248326"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:47:19","slug":"ukraine-to-gain-access-to-e7-3-billion-european-defence-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-to-gain-access-to-e7-3-billion-european-defence-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine to Gain Access to \u20ac7.3 Billion European Defence Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ukraine is set to obtain access to the <strong>\u20ac7.3 billion European Defence Fund (EDF)<\/strong> after the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a <strong>political agreement<\/strong> enabling Ukraine\u2019s participation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/index_en\">European Commission<\/a> announced, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commission welcomed the decision, highlighting its importance for strengthening both <strong>EU\u2013Ukraine defence cooperation<\/strong> and <strong>Europe\u2019s collective security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is an important step forward in defence cooperation between the EU and Ukraine, and in strengthening Europe\u2019s collective security and industrial resilience. It also opens the way for Ukraine\u2019s gradual integration into the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB),\u201d<\/strong> the Commission stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement is part of a broader EU legislative package known as the <strong>\u201cmini-omnibus\u201d<\/strong>, aimed at increasing defence-related investments within the EU budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new measures will enhance flexibility and coordination across EU programmes supporting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>EDTIB<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>defence innovation<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>military mobility<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>dual-use technologies<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and critical security infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commission emphasised that the decision is a key component of the <strong>ReArm Europe Plan<\/strong> and directly complements the <strong>Mid-Term Review of Cohesion Policy<\/strong> as well as the <strong>Defence Readiness Omnibus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThis marks a new milestone in strengthening cooperation with Ukraine and its defence-industrial ecosystems,\u201d<\/strong> the EC added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Once formally adopted by both the European Parliament and the Council and brought into force, the regulation will allow the Commission to swiftly implement changes across key EU defence programmes\u2014ensuring more rapid, coordinated support for European defence and integrating Ukraine into the continent\u2019s industrial defence ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine is set to obtain access to the \u20ac7.3 billion European Defence &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1248329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36418,13,36415],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1248326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-news","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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