1 July 2025
Competition assessments after the Defence Readiness Omnibus
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On 17 June 2025, the European Commission published the “Defence Readiness Omnibus” package.
On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) published the “Defence Readiness Omnibus” package, which includes a series of simplification proposals in defense-specific legislation and programs, as well as in non-defense-specific laws, aimed at removing regulatory barriers and facilitating EU defence readiness. The Commission also considers the role of competition law in this context, signalling that improved defence and security readiness could become a factor not only in state aid cases, but also in the analysis of mergers and collaboration arrangements.
Our latest client alert discusses this in greater detail.
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