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EU adopts EUR 1.065 billion European Defence Fund 2025 work programme

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.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission (EU Defence Innovation Scheme) press release, 7 February 2025

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.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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