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The EU and defence procurement
Against a background of falling European defence budgets, the European Commission has sought to increase the efficiency of the European defence market by reducing barriers to intra-EU defence trade and by encouraging competition.
This article is part of the the CER's input for the review of the balance of competences between the UK and the EU.
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