EU defence gets €20 billion budget boost

The EU on Wednesday (2 May) announced plans to spend nearly 20 billion euros on defence over its next long-term budget, as the bloc seeks to boost its resilience to the perceived threat from Russia.

The EU budget proposal includes €6.5 billion for "military mobility", an ambitious project to make it easier to move troops and equipment around. [NATO / Flickr]

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Updated: 29-09-2024

EU defence gets €20 billion budget boost

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