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European Commission adopts Defence Readiness Omnibus to ease procurement

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.

Verified Editor-read European Commission press release, 17 June 2025

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.

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