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Written by Sebastian Clapp (5th edition, updated on 04.09.2023).
On 19 July 2022, the Commission put forward a proposal for a regulation establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA). The key goals were to address the EU’s most urgent and critical defence capability gaps and incentivise the EU Member States to procure defence products jointly.
The Council adopted its general approach on the proposal on 1 December 2022. The AFET and ITRE joint committee rapporteurs published their draft report on 18 January 2023. The committee report, together with a mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, was adopted on 25 April 2023. On 27 June, the co-legislators reached a political agreement on EDIRPA, The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) confirmed the provisional agreement on 5 July 2023. The AFET/ITRE joint committee approved the provisional agreement on 17 July 2023. The Parliament is due to vote on the agreement in plenary during its September 2023 session.
On 19 July 2022, the Commission put forward a proposal for a regulation establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA). The key goals are to create a short-term joint defence procurement instrument addressing the EU’s most urgent and critical defence capability gaps and to incentivise the EU Member States to procure defence products jointly. The Council adopted its general approach on the proposal on 1 December 2022. The AFET and ITRE joint committee rapporteurs published their draft report on 18 January 2023. The committee report, together with a mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, was adopted on 25 April 2023. On 27 June, the co-legislators reached a political agreement on EDIRPA, which now needs to be formally adopted by Parliament and Council.
Versions
- September 2023: European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA) (5th edition)
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act |
| Committees responsible: | Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) (jointly – Rule 58) | COM(2022) 349 19.7.2022 |
| Rapporteur: | Michael Gahler (EPP, Germany) and Zdzisław Krasnodębski (ECR, Poland) | 2022/0219(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Sara Skyttedal (EPP, Sweden) Elena Yoncheva (S&D, Bulgaria) Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, Portugal) Dominique Riquet (Renew, France) Dragoş Tudorache (Renew, Romania) Jakop Dalunde (Greens/EFA, Sweden) Hannah Neumann (Greens/EFA, Germany) Anna Bonfrisco (ID, Italy) Thierry Mariani (ID, France) Marc Botenga (The Left, Belgium) Mick Wallace (The Left, Ireland) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: Final first-reading vote |
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