Polish PM urges EU to increase defense spending in order to ‘survive’
2025.01.22 05:51
Investing.com — Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, on Wednesday, urged the European Union (EU) to increase its defense spending in response to an increasingly uncertain global order.
Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Tusk emphasized the need for the EU to be armed as a measure to ensure its survival.
Poland, which currently holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency until June, has made bolstering the security of the 27-member bloc its top priority.
The plea for increased defense spending comes as Russia’s war on Ukraine, which borders the EU to the east, nears its third year.
The call to action by the Polish leader is further reinforced by the demands of US President Donald Trump, who took office this week.
Trump has been vocal about his expectations for NATO allies to increase their defense spending, stipulating a target of at least 5% of economic output. This figure is more than double the alliance’s current benchmark of 2%.
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