German Defence Ministry faces shortfall of ?6 billion, minister warns

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2024-11-05

Berlin (dpa) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has warned that a shortfall in funding for 2025 could leave the country's military critically underfunded. Pistorius told dpa on Tuesday that the German military, or Bundeswehr, needs around ?58 billion ($63 billion) in 2025 to quickly close capability gaps. "As things stand, we will be allocated around ?52 billion", he said. "That means we will be short of almost ?6 billion next year," the......

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