The Kyiv Independent – > 189
orig date 2023-07-13 15:05:24
18:21 13-07-2023
⚡️European Parliament adopts plan to increase ammunition production for Ukraine.
Following negotiations with the Council of the EU, the European Parliament adopted the plans on July 13 to increase the EU ammunition and missile production to tackle Ukraine's shortages, allocating 500 million euros ($560 million).
The Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) aims to increase the production capacities of ammunition and missiles and to speed up delivery to the Ukrainian military.
The Parliament passed the draft bill on ASAP on June 1, after which it was discussed with the Council of the European Union.