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 "title": "EC Identifies First Five Euro Defence Projects of Common Interest: Drones, Maritime and Seabed, Space, Federated Air and Missile Defence, Eastern Flank Watch; EUR 325M From EDIP",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/council-first-five-european-defence-projects-common-interest-edip/",
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 "published": "2026-09-28T17:18:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-30T17:18:28.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrussels, 28 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Council adopted on 28 September, as an A-item at the defence ministers' meeting, the implementing decision identifying the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest under Article 35 of the EDIP regulation. Coreper had approved the text on 16 September; the Commission proposed the five on 3 July from nine proposals submitted by 29 May\n * The five, with participants as of adoption: Drone and Counter-Drone European Resolve",
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