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EU defence commissioner Kubilius calls for the EU budget to rise for war readiness

EU Defence and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told a conference that a serious Europe should raise the EU budget to at least 2 percent of GNI now, warning it could otherwise need 12 to 15 percent of GDP in wartime.

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Verified Opinion Editor-read Euronews, 2 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not commit any government to a budget figure; it records the Commissioner's own position.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. none moves; a Commissioner's opinion, not yet an institutional budget decision. 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 2026-09-24. How the record is made

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