On Monday, Defence Minister Yuriko Backes unveiled the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) to the Chamber commission with lawmakers expressing a mix of optimism and skepticism about the initiative’s impact on national and EU-wide defence capabilities.
The plan is hopes to improve and expand the bloc’s capabilities and industries with Backes advocating for Luxembourg’s active involvement, “We also have businesses active in the area [of defence], so we must ensure that they participate.”
While Backes was unwilling to unveil…