the European Commission (EC) will offer the countries of the European Union for two years to invest half a billion euros in joint defense purchases. This was stated by the head of the EC Ursula von der Lyeen following the results of the EU summit in Brussels.
“Now we need a new stage when we are talking about replenishing arms reserves, which were, for example, transferred to Ukraine. It is important that this happens in a coordinated manner. For this we will organize a working group to engage in such coordination … The commission also Until the end of June, he will offer for the next two years to mobilize 500 million euros from the EU budget to intensify joint procurement, ”RIA Novosti quoted the head of the European Commission.