The heads of state and the government of the European Union have cleared the way for recovery in Europe at the special top on Thursday. Austria was first represented by the new Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) during the meeting.
The 27 Member States were ready on Thursday at an EU special top to significantly increase their defense editions, as diplomats said. The states said goodbye to a joint explanation.
Austria represented for the first time by Stocker
The states said goodbye to a joint explanation. Austria was first represented by the new Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) during the meeting.
The heads of state and the government welcomed the pressure of President Ursula von der Leyen of the EU committee to rework Europe. The head of the committee was instructed to make detailed suggestions immediately. Von der Leyen had proposed a breakdown of the EU debt rules and further stimuli to increase national defense expenditure.
800 billion euros in the fight against Russia
In total she wants to mobilize up to 800 billion euros for defense against Russia. The background is the provisional end of American military aid to Ukraine and the rapprochement with US President Donald Trump to Kremlin -Baas Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine -Supporting decides without Hungary
In the meantime, the EU heads and government heads have decided further support of Ukraine without Hungary. The text was accepted to 26, diplomats said on Thursday evening in Brussels. In the statement, the EU countries of Ukraine correspond to further financial and military aid. It is also emphasized with regard to the American course change in favor of Russia that it should not be decided in Ukraine.
Source: Krone
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