The United Kingdom must pay to join the EU Defense Fund, Brussels says

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The British is expected to pay a fee to allow 150 billion euros to access the EU gun fund under the plans discussed by the British diplomats in Brussels.

EU and England will sign a wide signature PACT OF DEFENSE AND SECURITY A summit for companies such as May 19, but such as BAE systems, it will be required to be a second, more detailed agreement, which can take contracts to the Fund’s Fund (SFA) Foundation (SAF) fund.

“It’s a non-pactive tool. There will be a more difficult obstacle, a bilateral contract containing a financial contribution,” the EU diplomat said.

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The 150-billion euro fund can be used to receive weapons from companies in the EU countries. However, the Foundation’s Project Project, extraordinary peoples from the EU, require additional contracts related to safe secure contracts before the speech of the defense industry.

Thomas Regnier on “Special, mutually beneficial contracts to participate in the relevant industries of the Defense Ministry,” Procurement of Procurement “.

“You need a second agreement to get the industry in the game. The commission will discuss it and look at what each country offers,” said the agreement was involved in the hinge at the entrance to the market for special weapons systems.

“Of course, the French will try to make it difficult for Brits,” he said. “I imagine will be a type of participating (financial) contribution.”

The third EU diplomat said: “The actual effective unity of the program requires a certain regulation. We must discuss the rules, which contribution, etc.”

A large commission official confirmed that this would require London’s payment, but it confirmed that there was a small administrative fee or greater.

All EU diplomats and officials said they believe that they would take a time, but it would take a while and that the English-made equipment could give some restrictions on which the production equipment matches.

Bilateral Agreement “The third country must provide a fair balance on the contribution and advantages,” according to a safe regulation project.

At the same time, “the standardization of defense systems and the greater merger between member states” and the opportunities of the other three countries “and the financial contribution

As soon as South Korea and Japan should do the same for other countries with defensive pits with EU, but also for companies.

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Commission officials will be postponed from the next month of EU member states, and the consent of the European Parliament will be required. There is no guarantee that all 150 billion euros will be used.

Countries should come together and apply to finance for a concrete project in six months of the start of the fund, and each should be approved by Brussels.

The President of the commission told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday, the President of the Commission, the Protection and Safety Pact said, “Joint procurement and the participation of the Britain in Britain can lead to the opening of the road.”

Downing Street did not comment immediately.