March 22, 2024 13:21 GMT
MNI BRIEF: EU Defence Bonds Only One Option To Fund Spend Rise
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EU Defence Bonds are only one option to finance the higher level of European defence spending in the coming years, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe said Friday.
"There are very divergent views on that topic. I know it will be discussed a little bit more in the time ahead," Donohoe said.
Donohoe said it was too early to early to say how large any proposal which might come from the Commission could be. Leaders meeting in Brussels have already agreed to boost the role of the EIB in financing more "dual-use" or non-lethal military equipment, as reported by MNI earlier in the week.
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