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European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs

TA-10-2025-0336 · P10_TA(2025)0336 · PE776.772

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Parliament's resolution on European Defence Readiness 2030 assesses defence needs and calls for increased, coordinated investment, joint procurement, and support for the defence industry. It urges Member States to boost spending, align with EU targets, and improve access to financing, including through the EIB and private capital. It calls for simplifying rules, strengthening EU preference, and supporting SMEs and the EDTIB.

Key points

  1. Calls on Member States to pool efforts and prepare emergency procedures for rapid response to crises.
  2. Urges each Member State to draw up a strategic vision for military expenditure to 2030, with targets for collaborative procurement and SME participation.
  3. Calls for aligning with EDIS targets: at least 40% joint procurement by 2030, 35% intra-EU trade, 50% EU-made products by 2030 and 60% by 2035.
  4. Regrets that SAFE is based on Article 122 TFEU, excluding Parliament, and that national procurements are eligible, failing to incentivise joint procurement.
  5. Calls for a strong EU preference clause in defence procurement and for eligibility criteria aligned with EDIP.
  6. Calls on the EIB to adapt its mandate to allow financing for arms and munitions projects, while safeguarding its financial position.
  7. Suggests extending the EIB's mandate to support the EDTIB within a specialised subsidiary, rather than creating a new bank.
  8. Calls for improving access to EU funds for SMEs and start-ups in the EDTIB, simplifying procedures and tailoring criteria.
  9. Calls for an instrument to support defence investment based on EU budget guarantees, following the InvestEU example.
  10. Calls on the EIB to achieve EUR 4 billion in short-term loans with risk guarantees up to 50%.
  11. Calls on private financial actors to restrict exclusions to prohibited weapons and publish investment policies.
  12. Calls for increasing the Defence Equity Facility budget from EUR 175 million to EUR 1 billion.

Who is affected

  • Member States: urged to increase defence spending, adopt strategic visions, and improve coordination.
  • European defence industry (EDTIB): targeted for support, including SMEs and start-ups.
  • European Investment Bank: called to expand financing for defence, including arms and munitions.
  • Private investors and financial actors: urged to finance defence and align with EU policies.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 343 billion: Member States' defence expenditure in 2024, 1.9% of GDP.
  • EUR 800 billion: defence capability investment gap to be closed by 2030.
  • EUR 115.7 billion allocated to defence and space in the proposed MFF 2028-2034.
  • EUR 4 billion: target for short-term loans with risk guarantees up to 50%.
  • EUR 175 million: current budget of the Defence Equity Facility; called to increase to EUR 1 billion.