Portugal moves to boost Defense spending via EU clause

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Portugal spends 1.55% of GDP on defense, below the 2% requested by NATO.

Portugal moves to boost Defense spending via EU clause

Lisbon (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – On Wednesday, the finance ministry announced that Portugal plans to request the European Commission to implement the fiscal escape clause, enabling an increase in defence spending up to 1.5% of its gross domestic product. This … Read more Continue reading Portugal moves to boost Defense spending via EU clause at The Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Portugal plans to ask the European Commission to activate the so-called fiscal safeguard clause to allow a defense spending increase of up to 1.5 percent, the Finance Ministry in Lisbon announced. The outgoing center-right Portuguese government consulted the main opposition party, the Socialists, before taking the decision to activate the clause, the ministry explained in a statement. The article Portugal: government to ask EU Commission to acti…