Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002087/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Hannah Neumann (Verts/ALE)
On 12 May 2025, a Strategic Dialogue between the Commission – represented by President von der Leyen and Commissioner for Defence and Space Kubilius – and the defence industry took place. This was followed on 19 May by an Implementation Dialogue with Commissioner Kubilius. Both events are part of the White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030[1] process and aim to capture the industry’s perspective ahead of the Defence Omnibus.
The Strategic Dialogue was organised with limited transparency: invitations were sent at short notice, the list of participating companies was limited and no information has been made public on the inputs from industry or the Commission’s response. President von der Leyen named six key challenges: fragmentation of demand and supply, regulatory barriers, access to raw materials, rapid innovation cycles, access to finance and skilled labour shortages. Small groups were formed to continue the exchange.
I would therefore like to ask the Commission:
- 1.What concrete industry inputs and demands were discussed, how did the Commission respond and what measures were considered in response to the six challenges?
- 2.Does the Commission plan a regular dialogue with the defence industry beyond the omnibus, and how will transparency regarding participation and the content of discussions in future dialogues be ensured?
- 3.On what basis were participating organisations selected?
Submitted: 23.5.2025
- [1] JOIN(2025)0120.