The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.

The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.

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    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I heard not long ago they were not considered stable enough by EU to participate, but they are in the list, which I have to admit I’m quite happy about, UK should be a significant part of the European defense.

      • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Afaik fhe issue for UK was the high entree fee. Also SAFE is part of " warmer EU ties", ilke the Erasmus project, and as such it maybe considered as sort of “package deal”. So, could be they are not YET onboard, but since Starmer put the EU common market on the agenda recently, it might be renegotiated later this year.