Work Programme Implementation of the European Defence Industrial

Work Programme Implementation of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme MACIEJ SZYMANSKI Policy Officer European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Defence I 1

Work programme • Central to the implementation of the EDIDP • Multiannual, defining areas of work for 2019 and 2020 • Key objectives: • Definition of project categories that will be eligible for funding under the Programme • Definition of a project category(ies) dedicated to SMEs • Specification of all the parameters for the calls of proposals

European Defence Industrial Development Programme Objectives of the Programme: • to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the defence industry, contribute to the Union's strategic autonomy • to support and leverage the cooperation, including across borders. This cooperation shall be in line with defence capability priorities agreed by the Member States • to foster better exploitation of the results of defence research supporting the competitiveness of the European defence industry

European Defence Industrial Development Programme Project categories indicated in the Regulation: • Preparation, protection, deployment, sustainability • Information management and superiority and command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C 4 ISR), cyber-defence and cybersecurity • Engagement and effectors

Programme Committee • Top-down approach: • Fostering competitiveness and innovation capacity that shall contribute to the EU strategic autonomy • Consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States • Inputs for the top down approach: CDP / CARD • Bottom-up approach • Based on the input from Member States on ongoing and ready-to-start projects as well as projects that were submitted to PESCO • Industrial perspective • Strengthening of competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry • Bridging the gap between defence research and development • Endeavouring in emerging (often disruptive) technologies

Cross-border SMEs participation • EDIDP not only for large Member States and large companies – it provides opportunities for all EU's defence industry regardless of size and location within the EU. • Award criteria and bonus system for project with substantial cross-border SME participation (as members of the consortium, subcontractors or within the supply chain) • 10% of the overall budget shall benefit the cross-border participation of SMEs • Specific project category solely focused on consortia of SMEs

EDIDP implementation - process overview Work Programme Calls for proposals Evaluation Approval of projects Grant agreement • Discussion on the Work Programme (Commission financing decision + category of projects) in the informal Programme Committee and its approval by the Programme Committee (first Comitology) • Publishing of the calls for proposals with the categories of projects agreed by the Member States in the Work programme • Evaluation by the Commission, assisted by independent experts, of submitted proposals on the basis of the eligibility and award criteria • Approval of the selected projects by the Member States in the Programme Committee (second Comitology) • Adoption by the Commission of the decision to grant the funding and signing grant agreements with selected beneficiaries

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