Brussels proposes collective weapon purchases for EU member states

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Brussels has proposed to buy weapons collectively for the EU member states, what would be a big change in the power of decision -making in response to Donald Trump’s policy.

“The commission could have been after the request of the member states. The The Act as a central purchase body [for weapons] On their behalf, the Commission wrote a policy on defense seen by FT.

“The sum of the demands through collaborative collection is the most expensive way for European defense rebuilding,” Commission paper, which will be published next week, added. “There are significant benefits for both the member state and the defense industry in the collaboration of defense products.”

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