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MNI BRIEF: EU Leaders Commit To Increased Defence Spending

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EU leaders committed themselves to a substantial increase in defence spending at their summit in Versailles Friday.

In a declaration released following the meeting, the leaders committed themselves to “increase substantially defence expenditures, with a significant share for investment, focusing on identified strategic shortfalls, and with defence capabilities developed in a collaborative way within the European Union.”

MNI Brussels Bureau | david.thomas.ext@marketnews.com
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