Von der Leyen says €150bn defence loans should be spent in Europe

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  ‘Nothing is off the table’ on EU defence funding, says Ursula von der Leyen

  Commission president says ‘something fundamental’ has shifted and democracy and rule of law are under threat. “Nothing is off the table” when it comes to raising money for defence, the head of the ...
  
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  How Europe can take up America’s mantle

  The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracy
  
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• Boosted defence spending will come at cost of manifesto pledges

  Government should level with public about which promises it cannot afford to keep
  
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