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EU eyes boosting European defense tech players with regulatory overhaul

By Luca Bertuzzi ( March 13, 2025, 12:14 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s defense capabilities should be boosted through regulatory simplification and a European preference in public procurement, according to a draft policy paper by the European Commission. Disruptive technologies such as AI and quantum computing are seen as a critical area that needs to be addressed to boost the EU’s defense sector and the emergence of European players in this area needs a regulatory environment that is “more conducive towards risk taking.”The European Commission wants to propose regulatory simplification and a European preference in public procurement to boost the EU’s tech defense capabilities, notably with the uptake of AI and quantum computing, according to a draft policy paper seen by MLex....

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