The Hungarian Council Presidency is pushing to reach at least a partial agreement on the European Defense Industry Program. However, at the last minute on Thursday evening, EDIP was removed from the agenda of the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) on Friday – for the second time this week. Nevertheless, there is still a chance of a breakthrough in the criteria for the distribution of funding. In a first step, France deviated from the maximum requirement of 100% „Made in Europe“ for eligible projects. The compromise proposal stipulates that armaments with components worth up to 35% may come from outside the EU.