Common position of the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs for the EDIP regulation on the defence provisions of the European Competitiveness Fund
Berlin's attempts to undermine the "European preference" clause in defence contracts are prompting Paris to consider a Plan B should negotiations on the European Union's multiannual budget fail. In the utmost secrecy, the French government is preparing to abandon the Commission and rely on a few allied countries, according to a strategy spearheaded by the Directorate-General for Armaments.
