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Serving the Region? The Role of the Defense Sector in Europe’s Regional Development

  • News article
  • 25 November 2025
  • Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space
  • 1 min read
A research paper on the benefits for regions from defence spending and the added value of DEFIS’ ENDR was recently published in the journal EconPol Forum.

A research paper on the benefits for regions from defence spending and the added value of DEFIS’ ENDR was recently published in the journal EconPol Forum.

The writer (in the picture), Professor Gert-Jan Hospers - Radboud University (NL), University of Münster (D) & Ostrava University (CZ) gave his consent to post his article on the ENDR website.

The article is focused on defense and regional development in Europe and the writer explicitly refers to the ENDR as a very useful network in boosting the European defense industry.

Download the full article: https://www.ifo.de/en/econpol/publications/2025/article-journal/serving-region-role-defense-sector-europes-regional-development.