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ECB's Olli Rehn backs jointly issued European debt to fund defence build up

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.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters), 17 September 2026

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

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

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