Bruegel's Wolff says EU defence strategy underfunds and overstates ambition

Bruegel senior fellow Guntram Wolff argued the EU's new defence industrial strategy sets an unrealistic target of cutting non EU arms imports below 50 percent by 2030, backed by inadequate EUR 1.5 billion funding.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted Bruegel analysis by Guntram Wolff, 19 March 2024

What the source does not establish. These are Wolff's own views and do not establish that the Commission will revise the strategy's targets or funding.

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