Name: EC Midday press briefing of 03/09/2026
Uploaded: 2026-09-03T10:38:17+00:00
Duration: 455 s

EC Midday press briefing of 03/09/2026

3 septembre 2026

Sommaire mis à jour le 3 sept. 2026

A Ukrainian journalist asks whether the Commission is engaging with member states to swiftly deliver Patriot interceptor missiles requested under the Ukraine support loan, including whether they could be sourced from US production or existing stocks. The Commission confirms receipt of product schedules for Patriot interceptors, explains these non-EU, non-Ukraine productions require a derogation, and stresses that while the Commission pushes urgently, the final decision lies with member states.

European Commission jeu. 3 sept. 2026 Commission européenne

00:00 - 00:37

Intervenant 3

Valeria Pashkova, Public Broadcast of Ukraine. Yesterday, President stated that Ukraine has submitted a request to purchase Patriot interceptors missiles under the Ukraine support loan. My question is, does the Commission engage with the member state to deliver those interceptors swiftly because Ukraine is in urgent need of those once, of course, the decision is being adopted? And also, maybe you plan to purchase them from the US, but it takes more time than if you just take it from the stocks. Thanks.

00:37 - 00:42

Intervenant 2

Yes, Valeria, and Balazs will give us the state of play on this topic.

00:42 - 01:25

Intervenant 5

Indeed. So I'm not able to enter into the details of the product schedules because they are confidential, but I can indeed confirm, and as the President indicated yesterday, that Ukraine has submitted product schedules that concern Patriot interceptor missiles. So this is a significant development given the fact that these missiles would be produced outside the EU and Ukraine. They would require a derogation, which is why they are being looked at by the member states. And of course, given the urgency from the Commission's side, we are pushing this file, of course, as much as as we can.

But here, given the fact that there is a need for derogation, the final say is with the member states. And of course, our hope would be that this will soon be granted.

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