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# ECB's Olli Rehn backs jointly issued European debt to fund defence build up
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-17-rehn-ecb-joint-defence-debt/
- Published: 2026-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:56:53.000Z
- Description: ECB Governing Council member and Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn said Europe should issue jointly issued debt to fund its defence build up, calling it a liquid, euro denominated safe asset.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion AI-drafted [Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters), 17 September 2026](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/ecbs-rehn-sees-second-round-inflation-backs-joint-debt/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not commit any state or EU institution to actually issuing the joint debt he proposes.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. opinion: moves no question until an institution acts. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)