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# US tells Commission it opposes EU Buy European defence procurement rules
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-20-us-rejects-buy-european-defence-procurement/
- Published: 2026-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:23.000Z
- Description: The US State Department and Department of Defense told the Commission's consultation on revising its Defence Procurement Directive that Washington opposes European preference rules, threatening to review Buy American waivers granted to nineteen member states.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Defence and space, #news, #reported, #abroad, #editor-read

Reported Abroad Editor-read [Eunews, 20 February 2026](https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/02/20/us-rejects-buy-european-in-defence-procurement-vows-retaliation/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the Commission will change the draft directive, nor that any waiver has actually been withdrawn.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. US opposition/threat only; draft directive and waivers unchanged so far. [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 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)