Strasbourg, France, Nov 27, 2024 (AFP) - New EU commission pushes for defence and economy spending

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2024-11-27

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Wednesday that Europe has "no time to waste" to boost its defences and competitiveness, as European lawmakers prepared to approve her new executive team to start work. Addressing deputies in Strasbourg, von der Leyen said her team was ready to start work immediately on the bloc's mounting challenges. With the Ukraine war "raging" at its borders, the 27-nation bloc needed to swiftly increase defence spending,......

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