MediaFaro News Digest<p>MEPs seek a 70% ‘buy European’ ratio for EU defence cash.</p><p>MEPs have passed a report calling to reduce Europe’s reliance on non-EU suppliers, boost joint procurement, and strengthen the bloc’s defence capabilities.</p><p>The €1.5 billion European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) should only fund products that include at least 70% of components produced within the EU or associated countries such as Ukraine and Norway, MEPs agreed..</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250424-meps-seek-a-70-buy-european-ratio-for-eu-defence-cash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250424</span><span class="invisible">-meps-seek-a-70-buy-european-ratio-for-eu-defence-cash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EuropeanParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanParliament</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EDIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/MEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEP</span></a></p>