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Commision Vice-President Günter Verheugen suggested that the European defence industry should not be excluded from ambitious plans for EU competitiveness (Photo: European Commission)

Brussels calls for more competition in European defence industry

by Lucia Kubosova, Brussels,

Brussels is planning measures to boost the European defence industry – a strongly sensitive sector in many member states.

Speaking at a conference on collective security in Brussels on Thursday (3 February), Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen said that the European Commission would take concrete steps to make the EU defence industry more competitive, arguing that it has been "traditionally excluded from many benefits of European policies".

The Commission also wants to see more...

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Commision Vice-President Günter Verheugen suggested that the European defence industry should not be excluded from ambitious plans for EU competitiveness (Photo: European Commission)

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