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National conference discusses defence and aerospace industry

European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska (L) and President Rumen Radev
Photo: BGNES

A National Conference on Defence and Aerospace Industry and Research is taking place in Sofia under the patronage of President Rumen Radev. The forum is the first of its kind within the EU and is dedicated to the new European Defence Fund whose formation is due to be voted by the European Parliament.

Presidential administration sources comment that President Radev is expecting the presentation of the European Defence Fund in Sofia to help the national defence industry and researchers find a way to effective integration and cooperation with European scientific and industrial structures working in the defence sector. The participants in the conference include Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency.



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