No More Mixed Signals: Europe Needs to Spend More on Defense—and Soon

No More Mixed Signals: Europe Needs to Spend More on Defense—and Soon

No More Mixed Signals: Europe Needs to Spend More on Defense—and Soon cnichols@hudson.org Mon, 03/31/2025 - 10:40 SVG Commentary Mar 29, 2025 The Washington Free Beacon No More Mixed Signals: Europe Needs to Spend More on Defense—and Soon Mike Watson Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society Mike Watson Caption German designated chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, speaks to the media the da…

The European Commission, given the “current geopolitical conditions,” is considering the idea of “structuring defense spending, even after four years of the suspension of the Stability Pact.” This was stated by the European Commissioner for Economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, at a hearing in the Economic Affairs Committee of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “So one of the objectives is to allow member states to move towards structurally higher de…

It is imperative that the European Union return, as soon as possible, to budgetary discipline that has, indeed, failed to comply adequately since the previous crisis, which began between 2007 and 2008, non-compliance, the result of the suspension of stability rules, during the crisis caused by the closure of the activity decreed in the wake of the pandemic.