France plans further increase in defence spending

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Taxing the rich could help cover increased French defence spending

Yahoo News - 1d
Germany’s Merz in ‘difficult’ talks over plans to boost defence spending

Debate over multibillion-Euro top-up to military fund is playing a central role in exploratory coalition discussions
Financial Times - 6d
EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion

"Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
CNBC - 2d
Increasing defence budget will require tough trade-offs

If Labour will not budge on tax, inflation and a persistent deficit may be the result
Financial Times - Feb. 26
UK to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027

Starmer’s announcement of ‘biggest sustained rise’ since cold war comes ahead of Trump meeting on Thursday
Financial Times - Feb. 25
Starmer and Badenoch clash over defence spending

The prime minister announced the UK will reallocate aid funds to boost military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.
BBC News - Feb. 26
What will Starmer’s defence spending buy from Trump?

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BBC News - Feb. 27
Making Europe’s defence spending great again

Where there is a will (to boost military capabilities), there is a way
Financial Times - 6h
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