EU proposals for defence industry

Cooperating on technology, such as drones, would be a way to make Europe’s defence industry more competitive.

That is one of the ideas put forward by the European Commission at it unveiled proposals to bolster the sector across EU member states, as national governments cut military budgets.

“From an economic point of view, also it is important to have an internal market in defence; the need to have a more strong industrial basis in defence, the need also to have some research that can have a dual use for the defence and the security dimension,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told euronews.