Brussels offers collective weapons for EU member states

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Brussels suggested buying weapons collectively on behalf of the EU Member States, which would be a serious shift in decision-making in response to a violation of Donald Trump’s foreign policy in the US foreign policy.

“At the request of the member states, the commission may…. On their behalf, he acts as a central procurement body (for weapons),” the commission wrote in the draft political document.

“Demand aggregation through joint procurement is the most economical way to restore European defense,” the newspaper, which should be published next week, said.

“Joint procurement of defense products brings significant benefits to both the member states and the defense industry,” the commission added.

The European capitals were forced to rethink all their defense and security for the threats of Trump to stop US allies who do not spend more on defense, as well as to start ties with Russia.

The commission entered the COVID-19 pandemic to buy vaccines on behalf of the EU Member States to reduce prices and ensure the supply of fierce world competition.

Some member countries privately pushed Brussels to apply this concept to the requirements for “collective” security investments such as air protection and missile defense.

The White Book project, which may change before it is officially published before the EU summit on March 20, also provides more information on the financing options provided by the Ursula von der Leyen presidential commission.

This includes 150 billion euros loan capital and relaxing the EU deficit rules for defense.

The FT document does not contain proposals for new collective debt to the EU -defense states, an idea that has been pushed by many capitals, but against Germany and the Netherlands.

This is a developing story