Procurement in the fields of defence and security and transfer of defence-related products: implementation of relevant Directives

Reference A9-0025/2021Committee IMCOEconomy and budget

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The Left39

03603100%

S&D146

127710288%

Greens/EFA73

The European Parliament adopted by 470 votes to 96, with 121 abstentions, a resolution on the implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC concerning procurement in the fields of defence and security, and of Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products.The Defence Package directives are needed to further develop a common European security and defence culture, based on the Union's shared values and objectives. However, progress is still needed to fully achieve the objectives of these directives: in addition to the usual hurdles to market entry, such as geographical distance, language barriers and lack of knowledge of cross-border markets, SMEs in the defence sector face major difficulties in participating in public…