EU defence ministers on Monday (15 May) agreed to put an end to member states' scrambling for lucrative defence industry deals, with most EU countries signing up to a code of conduct on defence procurement.
The code will come into force on 1 July and obliges signatories to publish tenders for planned defence equipment purchases on the internet, with European companies allowed to compete for most types of orders.
EU defence ministers from 24 EU member states - excluding Denmark wh...
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