Re -arry Europe: EU presented a plan for 800 billion euros to strengthen European defense

The Rearm Europe (Rearm Europe) is an ambitious project aimed at supporting the EU Member States in their defensive efforts, while providing immediate assistance to Ukraine. It proposes to give the countries more budgetary flexibility so that they can make significant investments in their defense potential without risking financial sanctions. "We live in the re -equipment.

And Europe is ready to significantly increase defense costs, both in order to respond to a short -term need to act and to support Ukraine, as well as to solve a long -term need to take more responsibility for our own European security," Ursula Der Laen said. The increase in national defense expenditures of the European Union intends to create conditions for the growth of national defense budgets of the participating countries.

For this purpose it is planned to temporarily activate the mechanism of exclusion from the stability and growth pact. This will allow member states to invest more in the defense sphere without violating fiscal discipline. It is expected that an increase in defense costs by 1. 5% of GDP in EU countries will provide up to € 650 billion over four years.

The creation of a special defense fund is planned to launch a new financial instrument that will provide EU $ 150 billion in the form of EU countries for investment in the defense industry. These funds will go to the purchase of weapons, including air defense systems, artillery, rockets, ammunition, drones and means of combating them, which, for its part, will strengthen Ukraine's support.

The use of EU budget EU is ready to provide additional incentives for the participating countries, allowing them to use cohesion policies to finance defense needs. Attracting EU private capital intends to more actively attract private investment mechanisms, accelerating the creation of a union of savings and investments. The inclusion in the initiative of the European Investment Bank is envisaged to involve the possibilities of the European Investment Bank to finance defense projects.

Thus, the "Re -Epors" plan provides direct support to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. Commenting on the initiative, Defense Express reviewers noted that the total defense costs of all EU countries in 2024 amounted to € 326 billion. Thus, even if EUR 800 billion is planned for four years, it means an increase in defense expenditures more than 1. 5 times.

At the same time, there is a nuance that is that there is a considerable period of time between the allocation of funds and their transformation into real weapons. "In particular, the launch of any new production is 1. 5-2 years. At the same time, part of the EU initiative is related to the short-term decisions of lending joint procurement, in particular in the interests of Ukraine," analysts emphasized.