„Europe must take more money in hand and spend it better, spend it in a European way,“ said Ursula von der Leyen in a speech on defense policy to the EU Parliament. The Commission President was preparing the ground for the presentation of the European Defense Industry Strategy (EDIS) planned for next Tuesday. The aim of this strategy and the associated defense investment program (EDIP) will be to give priority to joint procurement in the field of armaments. Ursula von der Leyen cited the European approach to coronavirus vaccines and, most recently, the purchase of natural gas as examples.