Defence package: Parliament negotiators welcome deal with Council

Statements by rapporteurs Lucia Yar, Henrik Dahl, Pekka Toveri, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Sven Mikser, Aura Salla and Pierfrancesco Maran.

Following the deal reached with the Council on Wednesday 10 June on the package of legislative proposals to accelerate defence investment and improve EU responsiveness, the European Parliament’s seven rapporteurs gave the following statements:

On the acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects

„I am glad we have reached a compromise on this long-overdue package. For far too long, permits for defence projects have taken up to two years in some member states; this agreement paves the way to cut that timeframe radically, while preserving safeguards, greater SME support and regular Commission reviews, so that the system stays fast, transparent and fair“, said co-rapporteur Lucia Yar (Renew Europe, Slovakia).