The European Commission (EC) released a communication on 17 June 2025 to introduce the “Defence Readiness Omnibus”, the latest in a series of legislative “Omnibus” packages presented by the EC in 2025. The Defence Omnibus (the Omnibus) is designed to facilitate at least EUR 800 billion in defence investments over the next four years, ensuring that the EU’s regulatory environment is no longer an obstacle but an enabler for defence readiness and industrial resilience.
This proposal specifically targets the defence sector by introducing and proposing amendments to at least ten different legislations, both defence-specific and broader horizontal legislations, aiming to remove bottlenecks, reduce administrative burdens, and enable rapid scaling of Europe’s defence industrial base. It is a direct response to the acute security threats facing the Union and the urgent need for strategic autonomy, as set out in the EU’s ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030.
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