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Highlights - BUDG to take position on European Defence Industrial Development Programme - Committee on Budgets 17-01-2018 04:28 PM CET On 24 January BUDG will vote on the proposal for a European Defence Industrial Development Programme. As the first step in the creation of a European Defence Fund, it aims at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU's defence industry. In his draft opinion, the rapporteur, E. Gonzalez Pons (EPP, ES) considers that the initiative should be fully financed from the unallocated margins. He also proposes that 20% of the Programme's financing should be earmarked for SMEs. A total of 170 amendments have been tabled. BUDG is associated to the lead committee, ITRE, under rule 54 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, with shared competence over all budgetary aspects of the proposal. ITRE aims to adopt its report in February. Further information Live webstreaming Meeting documents Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111