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EU to ease fiscal rules to boost defence spending
Activation of ‘escape clause’ will help countries ‘substantially increase’ military spending, says Ursula von der LeyenFinancial Times - 5d -
Germany argues for limits to EU defence spending exemption
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How will the UK pay for higher defence spending?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to increase funding to the armed forces as security concerns growFinancial Times - 7h -
Bond investors brace for Europe’s defence spending ‘bazooka’
Sovereign debt yield curves at their steepest in more than two years as investors anticipate more supplyFinancial Times - 5h -
Trump vows to cut billions of dollars from US defence spending
President says ‘fraud and abuse’ at Pentagon will be Elon Musk’s next targetFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
Russian defence spending exceeds all of Europe combined, study finds
IISS assessment lays bare challenges facing Europe should US cut back Ukraine military supportFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Starmer summons UK defence chiefs in tussle over spending
Donald Trump is pushing European governments to commit much higher funding to armed forcesFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
UK and EU countries must spend more on defence, says Lammy
The foreign secretary said Vladimir Putin would not "go away" even in the event of a negotiated peace in UkraineBBC News - 3d -
European defence shares surge as investors bet on higher spending
Donald Trump has called on European governments to boost their defence budgetsFinancial Times - 2d -
Starmer vows to ‘spend more’ on UK defence but other areas face cuts
Departments asked to model savings of up to 11% as government battles chronic squeeze on public financesFinancial Times - 1d
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