Thierry Breton promises an acceleration of ammunition production in Europehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Internal_MarketFaced with the risk of shortage, Thierry Breton wants to be optimistic. And give his word. Guest of the Sunday event on LCI this November 19, the European Commissioner recognized that the risk of running out of ammunition was real while ensuring that Europe had entered into “industrial war”.
A million shells by March
Asked about the capacities on the continent, the one who is notably responsible for industrial and defense policy for the European Commission first wanted to recall that the Member States could produce "all types of the most modern weapons", citing hypersonic missiles, aircraft carriers and obviously nuclear weapons in the case of France. “We know how to do everything,” he rejoiced. Before admitting that Europe “significantly reduced its production capacities” after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
However, "the industrial base is there", launched Thierry Breton. “Now she needs to get back up to speed.” It is in this context that the European Parliament passed the law in support of the production of munitions. The program, called Asap, for Act in Support of Ammunition Production, gives the possibility of “financing factories directly to enable them to accelerate the increase in their industrial production”, summarized the former Minister of the Economy. “We have 70 projects that have been presented to us. Among them,
between 20 and 25 projects will be selected by the end of the year.”