In view of the current geopolitical context, and in particular Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the protection of the Union’s essential security interests requires the adoption of specific measures on the procurement of defence products aimed at fostering the competitiveness of the EDTIB and ensuring the timely availability and supply of defence products procured from the EDTIB, throughout the Union. The protection of the Union’s essential security interests also requires the involvement of Ukraine and of the countries which are members of the European Economic Area in those measures, not only because of their geographical position and the fact that Ukraine is directly faced with Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, but also in view of their close procurement partnership with the Union, as reflected in particular in the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part and in the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
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