P10_TA(2025)0281

European Defence Industry Programme and framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 November 2025 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (COM(2024)0150 – C10-0005/2024 – 2024/0061(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(C/2026/1725)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2024)0150),

—	having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 114(1), 173(3), 212(2) and 322(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C10-0005/2024),

—	having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

—	having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,

—	having regard to the opinion of the European Court of Auditors of 31 January 2025 (1),

—	having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 May 2024 (2),

—	having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 20 February 2025 (3),

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committees under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 17 October 2025 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

—	having regard to Rules 60 and 170, and 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Security and Defence and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy under Rule 59 of the Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection,

—	having regard to the report of the Committee on Security and Defence and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A10-0084/2025),

1.	Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2.	Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council and the joint statements by Parliament, the Council and the Commission, annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;

3.	Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

4.	Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C, C/2025/805, 31.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/805/oj.

(2) OJ C, C/2024/4662, 9.8.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4662/oj.

(3) OJ C, C/2025/1705, 26.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1705/oj.

ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council on the financing of the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) and the Ukraine Support Instrument under the EDIP Regulation (+)

The European Parliament and the Council acknowledge the imperative need to support the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base and the Ukrainian Defence Technological and Industrial Base to increase their competitiveness by accelerating the adjustment of industry to structural changes, including through the ramp up of production capacities and the increase of cooperation in the procurement of defence products, in particular in light of the challenges created by Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.

Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority in the framework of future annual budgetary procedures, the European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission to explore as a matter of priority, while taking into account prior political commitments of the budgetary authority, including to cover the EURI interest cost, options to reinforce the budget for the European Defence Industry Programme and the Ukraine Support Instrument in line with point 18 of the IIA on budgetary discipline without reducing similar EU programmes and funds.

Joint statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financial contributions from third countries for their participation in the SAFE Instrument as additional financial resources to the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) and the Ukraine Support Instrument (USI) under EDIP Regulation (+)

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission acknowledge the imperative need to support the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base and the Ukrainian Defence Technological and Industrial Base to increase their competitiveness by accelerating the adjustment of industry to structural changes, including through the ramp up of production capacities and the increase of cooperation in the procurement of defence products, in particular in light of the challenges created by Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.

In accordance with Article 17(4) of the SAFE Regulation, the financial contributions to be provided by third countries for their participation in the SAFE instrument shall be used for programmes supporting the Union defence industry, the Ukrainian defence industry and Ukraine in accordance with the rules of those programmes. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree that such contributions should be used to reinforce EDIP, including USI.

Joint statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission relating to additional financial resources for the EDIP Regulation (+)

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission share the view that the EDIP Regulation should be equipped with additional financial resources.

To this end, the EDIP Regulation specifically foresees the possibility of additional financial contributions from Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions or other third parties and expressly refers to the Fund Accelerating the defence Supply Chains Transformation (FAST) in this regard.

In view of this and taking into account the pivotal role of FAST in enhancing the defence manufacturing capacities of SMEs and small mid-caps which are in particular need of investments, such additional contributions should be allocated as a priority to FAST and complement the amounts allocated from the envelope of EUR 1.200 million referred to in Article 3(1), with the aim that the overall indicative amount for that particular fund under the Programme will reach at least EUR 150 million, respecting the prerogatives of the budgetary authority.

(+) OJ L, 2025/2643, 29.12.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/2643/oj.