The EU needs to figure out how to ramp up their military capabilities fast | DW News

Europe is planning a massive hike in defense spending to counter the threat from Russia and Germany is leading the way. On Friday, the German Bundesrat or Federal Council gave the green light to an almost unlimited increase in defense spending. All of this comes a day after the European Union agreed to hike defense spending by €800 billion. Huge sums of money.

0:00 Europe - and Germany in particular - have significantly raised their defense budgets
2:22 Marina Miron, Military analyst, King’s College London

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Post from DW News on March 22, 2025

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