PhD student: Mr N. Meershoek

Promotors: E.R. Manunza, Prof C.M. Ryngaert

Duration: 1/11/2019 - 31/10/2023

Abstract:

The EU Defence Procurement Directive aims to integrate European defence industry to develop the military capabilities required for a European defence policy. The EU-Treaties provide a basis for a common Union defence policy. There is however no far-reaching policy which the member states unanimously agree on yet. The EU-Treaties also recognise national security as the member states sole responsibility and provide a broad exception from the internal market rules for military goods. The proposed research will develop legal solutions to overcome these tensions by analysing the rationales for defence procurement and questioning the internal market legal basis of the Directive.