As reported by European Pravda, this was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Von der Leyen emphasized that this week marked a historic moment, as the approval of her Rearm Europe plan established the foundation for a European Defense Union.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that even as “decades-old certainties are crumbling” in Europe’s relations with other countries, there’s no reason to de-risk the bloc’s relationship with the US.

The United States remains an ally for Europe, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted on Sunday, following Washington's decision to cut off aid to Ukraine. But the top EU official chose not to include the U.

President Donald Trump's withdrawal of support for Ukraine has up-ended EU relations with the US in her first 100 days, and prompted pledges to ramp up defence spending. View on euronews

The Commission president has presented an ambitious action plan distributed in five points, combining a "significant" increase in national spending, totaling 600 billion, with 150 billion in EU loans.

Europe urgently needs to rearm and member states must be given the fiscal space to carry out a surge in defence spending, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday after a meeting about support for Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that Europe must urgently rearm. She will propose a plan for this next week, informs The Guardian. Following a summit in London, von der Leyen said that European leaders had a productive and candid discussion about what is needed to put Ukraine in a position of strength.

The EU is poised to spend up to €800billion (£660billion) on defence thanks to a new major continental funding drive, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has vowed. On Tuesday, Von der Leyen proposed a borrowing drive worth €150billion to lend to EU Governments - which,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Brussels for a summit with European Union leaders to discuss defense spending and the war with Russia.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented on March 4 the ReArm Europe plan aimed at strengthening the defense capabilities of European countries. The announcement comes amid seismic geopolitical shifts as U.

Ursula von der Leyen proposes €800bn ‘rearm Europe’ defence fund plan to step up Ukraine support after Donald Trump’s US suspension -

European Union (EU) leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday for a summit which could see member states mobilise up to 800 billion euros to 'ReArm Europe' as proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to ramp up the defence spending,