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Among others, the National Defence Directive of 2020 and the National Security Strategy of 2021 confirm the political will of Spain to join the core group of countries contributing to the strengthening of the European Defence and Technological Industrial Base (EDTIB) (Presidency of Government, 2020, 2021). [...] The assessment of Spain’s participation in EDF calls for 2021 and 2022 also confirms the progressive integration of the EU instruments in the defence industrial decision-making and the growing influence of European cooperation incentives, although not to the extent of subordinating national planning priorities to European ones.2 The Spanish ecosystem participated in 42/60 EDF projects in 2021 (70%. [...] The drafting of the EDIP will take into account the lessons learned from the EDF, EDIRPA and ASAP as well as the positions and expectations of the Member States and the European Commission. [...] The evaluation should not only correct the inefficiencies of the projects, but also their negative impact on the competition rules of the internal market and the balanced redistribution of their benefits among the EDTIB. [...] Whatever it may be, the purpose of the future EU Defence Industrial Strategy and its instruments should be linked to the Europe’s strategic needs, just as the DIS 2023 is linked to the development of national and European strategic capabilities.10 The debate on the EU's new financial instruments has revealed the opposition of several EU member states to the Commission's attempt to extend its regul.