Borrell says replacing the US in NATO would cost 250 billion euros

He said this Monday at the 40th Cercle d'Economy Meeting, which takes place until Wednesday at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya. "Caro, possible, necessary. It is not going to be done tomorrow but better to start today." The president of Cidob and former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has assured that replacing the United States in NATO would be an increase in defense spending of 250 billion euro…

The former vice president and high representative of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, this Monday encouraged France and Germany to lead the construction of a European defence from outside the European Union in the face of the impossibility of getting the unanimity of the countries to do so from within. "My advice is to stop seeking the solution (the problem of European defence) where there is no one. If there is a group of European states…