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Commission and EDA sign new pact nearly doubling EDA's EUR 300 million EDF role

The Commission and the European Defence Agency signed a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement. EDA's managed portfolio of EU funded defence projects rises from 24 to more than 40, worth around EUR 300 million.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission (DG DEFIS) press release, 25 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not disclose which specific new projects move to EDA management or change the EDF's total budget.

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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