„We have no plans to set up an arms depot in Berlaymont,“ said EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell. The flippant remark was probably intended to set expectations somewhat straight on Tuesday. Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton were also defensive at the presentation of the European Defense Industry Strategy (EDIS) and the parallel program with financial incentives (EDIP). The aim was not to call into question the prerogatives of the Member States in terms of defense policy but to promote the industrial base in Europe.