EU chief proposes plan to urgently increase defense . . . New plans from the European Union to increase defense spending could potentially mobilize as much as 800 billion euros ($841 billion), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Europe’s Finally Ready To Invest on Military Defense EU is now ready to increase its defense spending, both to respond to the short-term urgency to act, as well as to support Ukraine, but also to address the long-term need to take more responsibility for its own security ”
“Spend, spend, spend”: Europe to pour billions into armament “And Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending ” Reacting to Europe’s new military plans, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen welcomed the initiative but warned that time is short