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Lithuania's parliament adopts record EUR 4.79 billion 2026 defence budget

Lithuania's Seimas adopted the 2026 state budget on an 80 to 39 vote, setting defence spending at EUR 4.79 billion, or 5.38% of GDP, the highest share ever. Most of the sum pays instalments on CV90, Leopard 2A8, Caesar and NASAMS systems already on order.

Reported Editor-read LRT English, 11 December 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish any new procurement decision; most named systems were already under contract before this budget vote.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07. How the record is made

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