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Security in Europe/ 16 EU countries will activate the clause that increases defense spending

2025-05-01 15:18:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Security in Europe/ 16 EU countries will activate the clause that increases

The 27-member bloc is allowing member states to spend up to 1.5% of their GDP on defense over the next four years without the usual budgetary constraints.

More than half of all EU countries intend to use an exemption that allows them to exceed budget restrictions in order to increase military spending, the bloc's council said.

The European Commission proposed earlier this year that members could use an emergency clause to spend up to 1.5% of their GDP on defense investment over the next four years without violating rules on deficits and public debt.

The move came after the Trump administration suggested that Europe should pay more to defend itself and amid security concerns over Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

Germany and Poland are leading the group of countries that have indicated they want to do this.

Hungary and Slovakia, whose governments are considered friendly to Moscow, are also listed. The rest of the EU member states that have decided to seek activation of the so-called rescue clause include Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Bulgaria, the European Council said. /CNA





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