Croatia may increase defense spending even without going into the allowed deficit

The European Commission has announced plans to activate an emergency clause that allows EU countries to temporarily deviate from budget constraints to increase defense spending. However, the Commission warned that countries should not use the pretext of defense investment to finance other activities.

Croatia may increase defense spending even without going into the allowed deficit

BRUSSELS – The Croatian government will discuss and then decide whether to increase defense spending without activating the clause that allows deviation from EU budget rules, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Thursday in Brussels. The European Commission has proposed that member states be granted a national deviation from the budget rules, which stipulate that the deficit must not exceed 3 percent, and public debt 60 percent of GDP, …

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