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The Act in Support of Ammunition Production was written as a piece of legislation of the European Parliament. The first tranche of €500 million was disbursed by March 2024.

History

The von der Leyen Commission felt as early as May 2023 that such an act was needed, and in late May it was discussed by the Parliament. The legislation passed with a vote 446 yeas and 67 nays on 1 June 2023.

On 18 October 2023 The first call for proposals was launched. It covered "explosives, powder, shells, missiles, and testing and re-conditioning of older ammunition such as Soviet-era dated ammunition."

The first tranche of €500 million was finalized by 15 March 2024. Grants were approved for 31 projects in 15 member countries.

References

  1. FABBRINI, FEDERICO (November 2023). "EUROPEAN DEFENCE UNION ASAP: THE ACT IN SUPPORT OF AMMUNITION PRODUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EU DEFENCE CAPABILITIES IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE" (PDF).
  2. Fabbrini, Federico (2024). "European Defence Union ASAP: The Act in Support of Ammunition Production and the development of EU defence capabilities in response to the war in Ukraine". European Foreign Affairs Review. 29: 67–84. doi:10.54648/eerr2024004.
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  8. ^ "EU doles out €500M for artillery ammunition and missiles as it seeks to match Russia". 15 March 2024.
  9. "Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP)".
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