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# European Commission adopts Defence Readiness Omnibus to ease procurement
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-17-eu-defence-readiness-omnibus-adopted/
- Published: 2025-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:03:14.000Z
- Description: The European Commission adopted its Defence Readiness Omnibus, doubling Defence Procurement Directive thresholds and easing joint procurement and intra-EU transfers. An EDF interim evaluation issued alongside it found EUR 5.4 billion already committed to defence R&D.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [European Commission press release, 17 June 2025](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/european-commission-unveils-defence-readiness-omnibus-and-edf-interim-evaluation-2025-06-17%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not itself allocate new money or select which firms win contracts under the simplified rules.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)