A political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU has opened the possibility for Ukraine to be associated with the EUR 7.3 billion European Defence Fund (EDF). — Ukrinform.

The agreement is part of a broader legislative package to boost defence-related investment under the EU budget, the so-called ‘mino-omnibus’.

As expected, it will make EU programmes more flexible and better aligned to support Europe’s defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB), innovation, and infrastructure — from military mobility to dual-use technologies.

The Commission emphasized that this is a key element in the implementation of the ReArm Europe Plan and a direct complement to the Mid-Term Review of the Cohesion Policy and the Defence Readiness Omnibus.