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EU wants stronger military industry
EU Observer ^ | 25.06.14 @ 09:29 | Nikolaj Nielsen

Posted on 06/25/2014 4:17:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The European Commission on Tuesday (24 June) laid out plans on how to boost the EU’s military and defense industries.

It wants to create a single market on defense, make it more profitable, and intensify and merge research with the civil sector. […]

The EU’s €80 billion Horizon 2020 research program would be used to help fund dual-technology projects.

It also wants to develop a new program to explore the potential benefits of EU-funded research projects.

Among the ideas is to create drones capable of carrying out both civil and military operations. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eumilitary; europeanunion; eussr

1 posted on 06/25/2014 4:17:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Like this one!?!?!?!

2 posted on 06/25/2014 4:31:11 AM PDT by BCW (Amazon: "Babylon's Covert War" - the Iraq conflict explained in detail)
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To: BCW

Why not contract the U.S. military industry, we don’t seem interested in using it here. Just think of how odumbo could take credit for saving or creating all those jobs. (sarc)


3 posted on 06/25/2014 4:39:11 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: BCW

Why not contract the U.S. military industry, we don’t seem interested in using it here. Just think of how odumbo could take credit for saving or creating all those jobs. (sarc)


4 posted on 06/25/2014 4:39:11 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: BCW

As long as they start defending themselves.


5 posted on 06/25/2014 5:06:01 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: BCW

All hail the first invocation of Godwin’s law!


6 posted on 06/25/2014 5:54:43 AM PDT by glorgau
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