The EU sets its position on industrial cooperation with EEA countries under the EDIP Regulation
02 Jul 2026
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Who is affected:
Defence industry, strategic companies and governments of EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
Summary
The EU Council approves the European position to amend Protocol 31 of the EEA Agreement, incorporating the EDIP Regulation on industrial cooperation with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The EU Council has adopted the official position it will defend in the EEA Joint Committee to amend Protocol 31 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. This amendment seeks to integrate the EDIP Regulation (European Defence Industrial Instrument) into the cooperation framework with non-EU EEA countries: Norway,…
Full official title
OJ:L_202601511: Decisión (UE) 2026/1511 del Consejo, de 25 de junio de 2026, relativa a la posición que debe adoptarse, en nombre de la Unión Europea, en el Comité Mixto del EEE en relación con una modificación del Protocolo 31 del Acuerdo EEE sobre la cooperación en sectores específicos no incluidos en las cuatro libertades (Reglamento EDIP) (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE)