Sweden, the European Defence Fund and Permanent Structured Cooperation: Challenges Ahead for Third P

Section budget to finance collective defence 3 presents and analyses the impact on the technology research and capability Swedish defence industry and discusses the development,1 while the latter seeks to impact on Sweden’s biggest partners: the promote joint capability projects and UK, Norway and the US. [...] Processes for partners: the In 2019, the first call for the European UK, Norway and the US Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) – the EDF’s precursor – The UK has a significant defence industry led to the Commission rolling out several that is heavily integrated into the European projects with EU-based but third country- defence industry. [...] The relatively low degree of national Despite this, the process of handling the EDF coherence or coordination across the Nordic and PESCO is split between the Ministry of states, however, provides opportunities for Defence, the Armed Forces, the FMV and in cooperation. [...] • The Swedish Armed Forces and the This UI Paper has explored the negotiations FMV should work on improving the on third-party access to PESCO and the EDF, national co-financing mechanism for the Swedish position in these negotiations the EDF during 2021. [...] improve both governmental interagency © 2021 The Swedish Institute of International Affairs 14 dialogue and the national process for Finally, while a reluctance to engage with the facilitating participation in PESCO and the EU in the short term appears obvious on the EDF.