Tag: ReArm Europe
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“An economy of peace” – Prime Minister Robert Abela
Prime Minister Robert Abela continued his partisan campaign on defence and national security by reiterating that Malta would not op-in the ReArm Europe programme and said that Malta was “an economy of peace”. By “economy of peace”, the Prime Minister implies an economy without a defence industry and a state without a national defence and…
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Opposition Leader Bernard Grech agrees on subscribing to the ReArm Europe package: PN fears populist backlash by Labour
Following several conversations with leading officials of the Nationalist Party and some of its most prominent politicians, we can confirm that Opposition Leader Bernard Grech and the party’s leadership agree in principle to subscribe to the EU’s ReArm Europe package without violating Malta’s constitutional clauses. This would mean that Malta opts into schemes involving defence…
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Key Points of the EU Defence White Paper, and why Labour is wrong to opt out
The EU Defence White Paper that outlines the path for the ReArm Europe Programme was published earlier this week. In line with the Commission’s text that has been overwhelming approved in Parliament, the EU White Paper invites EU Member States to join the ReArm programme and the initiatives to arm Ukraine on a voluntary basis.…
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EU Commission President announces ReArm Europe
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has just announced the ReArm Europe programme aimed at boosting Europe’s defences. The programme includes various reforms and measures including the exemption of defence spending from the Excessive-Deficit-Procedure with the aim of incentivising member states to spend up to €650 billion in defence spending in the next four…
