Building the EDTIB Beyond 2020

The EDTIB is at a crossroads. In the midst of a path that could lead to an increase of the EDTIB’s competitiveness and the capacity to build a level of European strategic autonomy, it has to confront the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). This tension raises questions surrounding Brexit’s impact on the EDTIB and the potential for strategic autonomy, and vis-à-vis the desirability of future UK-EU agreement in this domain. Moreover, while the trialogue over the EDIDP is taking place, and the European Commission is preparing its proposal for the European Defence Fund as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, the issue of the European Defence Fund’s (EDF) beneficiaries has become fundamental. These two questions—Brexit and the nature of the European Defence Fund—will undoubtedly shape the future of the EDTIB. These topics of discussion will be at the heart of the debates driving this seminar…