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Von der Leyen pitches ‘€800bn’ defence package ahead of EU leaders’ summit

Muhamad Yehia EU leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday for an extraordinary summit dedicated to defence and Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday proposed a Rearm Europe Plan she said could see member states mobilise up to €800 billion to finance a massive ramp-up in defence spending, hours …

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