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MEPs backed the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) on Tuesday.

On Tuesday evening, Parliament and Council reached a deal on new rules to incentivise EU countries to jointly procure defence products and support the EU’s defence industry.

The scheme adopted on Tuesday aims to incentivise the joint procurement of defence products and strengthen the European Defence Union.

A European Parliament delegation, which travelled to the Republic of Moldova against the backdrop of a worsening security situation in Europe, finalised its visit on Saturday.

MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Security and Defence Subcommittee will meet Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov on Thursday.

In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MEPs demand tougher sanctions on Russia and new efforts to grant Ukraine EU candidate status.

On Thursday at 18.30 CET, MEPs will debate Russia’s military assault on Ukraine with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell and Ukrainian parliamentarians.

MEPs call for a more effective EU foreign and security policy and a stronger defence capability to respond to threats, in two reports adopted on Thursday.

In a debate on EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine, MEPs called for a united response and voiced support for Ukraine.

The two co-Chairs of the high-level European Parliament delegation to Ukraine will hold a press point in Kyiv on Tuesday at 15.10 CET (16.10 local time).