EU will propose more flexibility for defence procurement, commissioner says


FILE PHOTO: EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose next week to give governments more flexibility on defence procurement and make access to European funding easier, European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Tuesday.

"Without this simplification, nothing else in defence readiness will be possible to achieve," Kubilius told a conference in Brussels. "Putin will not wait for us to get our paperwork in order," he added.

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