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MILAN \u2013 The European Commission is evaluating easing restrictions within the bloc\u2019s sustainability investment framework to grant defense companies access to more loans from financial institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European defense companies have faced difficulties in fulfilling the Commission\u2019s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing criteria, primarily due to policy and ethical considerations stemming from their weapons production, which were viewed as contrary to some of the pillars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has previously led to criticism from the armament sector, which blamed the regulation as having discouraged banks from lending to companies, ultimately hindering their access to key investment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such frameworks may be revised, a Commission spokesman told Defense News, as part of broader efforts to simplify rules for defense businesses across Europe and facilitate production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Commission is assessing whether access to finance can be further reinforced, including through relevant adjustment of the sustainable finance framework,\u201d spokesman Thomas Regnier said in an email statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such considerations are part of the defense \u201cOmnibus\u201d proposal the bloc is expected to present next month, which is \u201caimed at creating conditions for rapid industrial ramp-up across Europe and will propose to amend EU legislation accordingly,\u201d Regnier wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the White Paper for European Defense Readiness 2030 adopted<\/a> in March, the Commission collected data and suggestions from member states and industry to help remove EU regulatory barriers and discriminations affecting the continent\u2019s defense industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another challenge concerns the European Union Taxonomy regulation, which is responsible for defining which economic activities are deemed environmentally sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The language currently does not count most arms manufacturing as activities that contribute to the bloc\u2019s environmental or social sustainability objectives. For example, the classification centers on \u201cdo no significant harm\u201d as a standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, there has been growing pressure from defense officials to revise this exclusion to allow more security activities into both the EU taxonomy and ESG framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, EU defense ministers issued a joint statement<\/a> that called for \u201cstrengthening Europe\u2019s defense technological and industrial base\u2019s access to finance and its ability to contribute to peace, stability and sustainability in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the European Investment Bank heard this plea and modified<\/a> some of its investment practices, including expanding the eligibility of companies for security and defense investments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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