Europe must urgently rearm, EU's Von der Leyen says

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Is Europe ready to defend itself if the US cuts support?

Defense spending, manpower, military equipment, and weapons — DW examines Europe's current defense capabilities.

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Concern is growing in Europe after the Trump administration's statement that the US military may leave Europe. In total, this involves 85,000 American soldiers - and major European efforts are needed to compensate. - In order to have sufficient joint strength, we must cooperate more within Europe and it must happen quickly, says Björn Fägersten, senior researcher at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, UI.

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European Defense Week opens tomorrow with the letter that the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen will send to the 27 member countries, gathered in yet another committee of permanent representatives, in which (for the first time) she will put pen to paper... (BEND)

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“Strength begins with strengthening ourselves. And that is the purpose of the plan that I will present to member states tomorrow.”

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Europe urgently needed to prepare for «a real rearmament», according to a deputy ex-Nato Secretary-General.

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Is Europe's defence too reliant on the US?

Independence – and how to achieve it – is focusing the minds of European leaders, as they contemplate breaking away from their decades-long reliance on the US for security.The once unshakeable belief that the US would honour its Nato commitments and come to the continent's collective defence has meant Britain, and other European nations, had become "increasingly dependent on the US to organise, manage and execute" military operations, said The T…