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- EU Council and Parliament reached an agreement to cut red tape and boost defence readiness.
- The deal creates two mandatory transfer licences, raises the procurement threshold, extends framework agreements to ten years, and sets permit decisions at 42 days with an eight-day tacit approval notice for missed deadlines.
- The agreement funds up to €800 billion of defence projects over four years and simplifies European Defence Fund procedures for SMEs.
