Denmark and Finland Reject More Common EU Debt
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Denmark and Finland reject more common EU debt
The two countries back joint borrowing to boost defence spending, but oppose it for other purposes
The Council of Ministers of Economy and Finance of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday endorsed the recommendations of the European Commission on the application of the tax exemption on defence costs.
Debates are being held in Brussels for and against the European Union's joint debt. The background is rumors about a possible proposal from the Commission. Discussions are bubbling around a possible joint European Union debt, Finance Minister Riikka Purra (PS) said at a press conference in Brussels. The discussion about the Union's joint debt came up at Monday's Eurogroup meeting. The discussion also continued at the ministers' dinner at the end…
Brussels - The Council of the European Union today activated the so-called national exemption from the Stability and Growth Pact to increase defense spending for 15 countries, including the Czech Republic. The Council, which represents the member states, announced this in a press release today after a meeting of the finance and economy ministers of the 27.
The European Union has approved on Tuesday, July 8, the exceptions to the tax rules to 15 Member States so that they can increase their spending on defence and security in the face of the common threat posed by the invasion of Russia over Ukraine. However, it is striking that among these 15 countries there is no Spain. The reason is that, although Spain would very much like this exception, it has not yet asked for it. The causes of this delay wo…
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