(5)On 18 October 2023, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/2418note, establishing an instrument for the reinforcement of the European defence industry through common Procurement (EDIRPA), with the aim of increasing collaboration among Member States in the defence procurement phase to fill the most urgent and critical gaps in the stocks of Member States, in particular those created by the response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, in a collaborative manner.
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