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EU council president Charles Michel said in an oped this week that the EU should use the European budget to buy military equipment for Ukraine, an idea which has been opposed by the EU commission in the past (Photo: EU Commission)

Difficult talks ahead on financing new EU defence spending

With the war in Ukraine showing no signs of ending any time soon, EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (21 and 22 March) to discuss how to boost the defence capabilities of Ukraine and of the bloc itself.

"Russia must not prevail," EU heads of state and government are expected to say, according to draft conclusions seen by EUobserver.

Most EU countries agree on the idea of enhancing Europe's defence industry capabilities through

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

EU council president Charles Michel said in an oped this week that the EU should use the European budget to buy military equipment for Ukraine, an idea which has been opposed by the EU commission in the past (Photo: EU Commission)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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