The EU has a plan. Billions of euros for defense. “Poland will use directly”

The European Commission has opened a plan to reheat Europe. Two elements are considering him, thanks to which EU countries would spend EUR 800 billion to defense.

Europe is armor: The chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday, March 4 A few years plan Dzieblas to Europe under the name “Rearm Europe“. His first element is relaxation of the rules regarding deficit and debt. EU countries will be able to increase defense expenditure without starting the excessive deficit procedure. “If Member States would increase defense expenses by an average of 1.5 percent of GDP, it could create a space close to EUR 650 billion in four years, “said the head of the EC. The second element is to be creation of a fundwhich will ensure EUR 150 billion for EU countries for defense investments. The details of the plan will be discussed on Thursday, March 6 at an extraordinary EU summit.

Poland will benefit: “It can be complained that the amounts are too small, maybe too late. But it is probably probably The greatest mobilization from 2020/2022. EU works most effectively when it is torn to the wall” – notes mBank economists. They emphasize that Poland will directly benefit primarily on the exclusion of military expenses, calculated for the evaluation of the path of fiscal consolidation (Maastricht).

Ukrainian context: US President Donald Trump He suspended American military assistance for Ukraine. The reason is to be the lack of will to conclude peace from the Ukrainian president of Wołodymyr Zelanski. The suspension of military assistance for Ukraine came into force immediately and concerns weapons and ammunition of over $ 1 billionwhich were on their way to Ukraine or were ordered at American armaments plants. The decision also applies to further orders in the amount several hundred million dollars. Orders are to be suspended until Trump does not find that Ukraine has shown involvement in peace negotiations with Russia. The USA and Ukraine are also to sign a common Mineral agreementwhich earlier, after a quarrel between Trump and Zelanski, was ultimately not signed.

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Sources: (X), IAR

Source: Gazeta

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