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# EU adopts EUR 1.065 billion European Defence Fund 2025 work programme
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-07-edf-2025-work-programme/
- Published: 2025-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:00:23.000Z
- Description: The European Commission adopted the European Defence Fund's fifth annual work programme on 7 February 2025, allocating EUR 1.065 billion to collaborative defence research and development across nine calls and 31 topics.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission (EU Defence Innovation Scheme) press release, 7 February 2025](https://eudis.europa.eu/news/strengthening-european-defence-through-innovation-launch-edf-2025-work-programme-2025-02-07%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish which companies or consortia will receive EDF grants, since the calls for proposals had yet to be evaluated.

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