Recital 10

(10) The STEP should mobilise resources within the existing Union programmes, including InvestEU established by Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), Horizon Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9), the European Defence Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/697 of the European Parliament (10) and the Innovation Fund established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13), the Just Transition Fund (JTF) established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council (14), the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), the EU4Health Programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/522 of the European Parliament and of the Council (16), and the Digital Europe Programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17). Resources mobilised with those Union programmes should be accompanied by additional funding of EUR 1,5 billion to the European Defence Fund for projects that contribute to the STEP objectives.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.