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EU Commission opens consultation to simplify defence procurement rules

The Commission opened a consultation on revising Directive 2009/81/EC on defence procurement, seeking faster, EU-wide rules to back the defence industry's technological autonomy. Feedback closes 16 February 2026.

Verified Editor-read European Commission (DG DEFIS) press release, 25 November 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish that any new procurement rule has been adopted, only that feedback gathering for a future proposal has opened.

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; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11. How the record is made

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