robador51@lemmy.ml to Europe@lemmy.ml · 8 days agoTusk: Right now, 500 million Europeans are begging 300 million Americans for protection from 140 million Russians who have been unable to overcome 50 million Ukrainians for three yearswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkTusk: Right now, 500 million Europeans are begging 300 million Americans for protection from 140 million Russians who have been unable to overcome 50 million Ukrainians for three yearswww.politico.eurobador51@lemmy.ml to Europe@lemmy.ml · 8 days agomessage-square94fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·7 days agoAnd Germany is taking on 1 trillion Euros in new debt to protect against Russia, which is currently spending less on its military than the EU, while fighting a war.
minus-squarePrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-27 days agocitation needed. I’ve seen the €800b figure but that’s the EU as a whole, not Germany on its own
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·7 days agoGermany is currently planning a “whatever it takes” spending plan of 500 billion for infrastructure projects and an equally high, but potentially unlimited amount for defense. https://www.ft.com/content/ee20978f-bbcd-4616-954c-7749dc5334fd
minus-squaresunbeam60@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoSo ok, that’s not one trillion.
minus-squarePrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 days agoPaywall so can’t see whats written in that ft article. Deutsche Welle says 400bn for defense plus 500bn for infrastructure investment over 10 years
And Germany is taking on 1 trillion Euros in new debt to protect against Russia, which is currently spending less on its military than the EU, while fighting a war.
citation needed.
I’ve seen the €800b figure but that’s the EU as a whole, not Germany on its own
Germany is currently planning a “whatever it takes” spending plan of 500 billion for infrastructure projects and an equally high, but potentially unlimited amount for defense.
https://www.ft.com/content/ee20978f-bbcd-4616-954c-7749dc5334fd
Over 10 years
So ok, that’s not one trillion.
Paywall so can’t see whats written in that ft article. Deutsche Welle says 400bn for defense plus 500bn for infrastructure investment over 10 years