EU Proposes €150 Billion Defense Loan Plan

EU ponders 800 billion euro plan to beef up defenses to counter possible US disengagement
The chief of the European Union’s executive is proposing an 800 billion-euro ($841 billion) plan to beef up EU defenses.
EU Commission proposes 800-billion-euro defence plan
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday new joint EU borrowing of 150 billion euros ($157.76 billion) to lend to EU governments for defence as part of an overall 800 billion total financing effort to boost Europe's defence capabilities.
EU Proposes €150 Billion Defense Loan Plan as Trump Pulls Back
The European Union will propose extending €150 billion ($158 billion) in loans to boost defense spending as the bloc tries to adjust to US President Donald Trump’s abrupt pullback of American security on the continent.
EU Chief Offers Member States Urgent Plan to Boost Defense Spending
Ursula von der Leyen said the measures would allow EU countries to significantly increase their defense budgets and make it easier to provide military equipment to Ukraine.
EU Commission proposes joint borrowing as part of 800 billion euro defence plan
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday new joint European Union borrowing of 150 billion euros ($157.76 billion) to lend to EU governments for defence as part of an overall 800 billion financing effort to boost Europe's defence capabilities.
Europe looks to mobilize $840 billion in defense spending boost, EU Commission head says
"Europe is ready to massively boost its defence spending," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.

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