De Commissie streeft er uiteindelijk naar de sterk gefragmenteerde defensiemarkt open te stellen, zodat overheidsuitgaven effectiever kunnen worden ingezet door grotere concurrentie en transparantie in deze markt. ###>The ultimate objective of the Commission in this field is to open up defence markets, which are today, as the rapporteur said, highly fragmented, and to increase the efficiency of public spending by encouraging competition and transparency in these markets.