Commission president says ‘something fundamental’ has shifted and democracy and rule of law are under threat
“Nothing is off the table” when it comes to raising money for defence, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said, as she warned European values such as democracy and the rule of law were under threat in a increasingly “transactional” world.
Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, the head of the EU executive told reporters there was a new sense of urgency in the geopolitical sphere and that “something fundamental” had shifted since she began her second term in office on 1 December, nearly 100 days ago.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/09/eu-defence-funding-ursula-von-der-leyen-trump
Author : Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Publish date : 2025-03-09 14:46:00
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