As the Commissioner is aware, the defence procurement market accounts for a large share of EU public procurement, estimated at about EUR 80 billion out of a combined Member State defence budget of EUR 170 billion, and that is why we are tabling this question today: defence procurement is still being awarded within mostly fragmented national markets.
Kuten komission jäsen tietää, puolustusalan markkinoiden osuus EU:n julkisista hankinnoista on suuri eli noin 80 miljardia euroa jäsenvaltioiden yhteenlasketusta puolustusbudjetista, joka on 170 miljardia euroa.