EU needs to do more to boost defense spending, Italy's Meloni says
A proposal to exclude defence spending from European Union budget rules is a first step, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday, insisting that more was needed to beef up Europe's contribution to NATO.
Italy Pushes for Exclusion of Defence Spending from EU Budget Rules
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni supports exempting defence expenditure from EU budget constraints, advocating further measures to strengthen Europe's role in NATO. She calls for EU common debt to finance defence,
Italy welcomes EU defence-spending-clause announcement
Premier Giorgia Meloni's office on Friday welcomed the announcement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that she wants to trigger an emergency clause to allow governments greater scope for military spending by not counting the expenditure in budget deficit limits.
Italy urges EU action to support higher defence spending
Italy on Wednesday called on the European Union to help allow countries to boost their defence spending without infringing the bloc's budget rules, as member states grapple with U.S. pressure to pay more for their own security.
Spain Urges Domestic and Joint EU Defense Spending Boost
Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo discusses the outlook for defense spending amid pressure on Europe's governments to ramp up their military capabilities. "Discussions have evolved quite substantially over the past few weeks,
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