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    Home » Defence & Security » EU Commission to States: “Spend on defence”

    EU Commission to States: “Spend on defence”

    The EU executive's recommendations translate into a green light for more public spending on the sector. Dombrovskis: "The priorities in two words: competitiveness and security." Excessive deficit procedure for Austria

    Emanuele Bonini</a> <a class="social twitter" href="https://twitter.com/emanuelebonini" target="_blank">emanuelebonini</a> by Emanuele Bonini emanuelebonini
    4 June 2025
    in Defence & Security, Politics

    Brussels – Go ahead with defence spending and the implementation of the use of Recovery Fund funds, while keeping a close eye on public finance. The European Commission is drafting these recommendations for all EU Member States while adopting the various economic policy coordination measures of the European Semester. “The priorities of this year’s package are summarised by the Commissioner for the Economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, in two words: competitiveness and security.” It is because of this policy that the path of flexibility is chosen on the one hand and the path of inflexibility on the other.

    Austria in excessive deficit procedure, EU ‘yes’ to more defence spending

    At the expense of this new approach is Austria, the only country at risk of an excessive deficit procedure for which the EU executive has asked to open the file. The deficit/GDP level is too far above the 3 per cent threshold of the Stability and Growth Pact, and therefore triggered the formal notice. Finland (deficit/GDP ratio expected to be 3.7 per cent in 2025 and 3.4 per cent in 2026) and Latvia (deficit/GDP ratio expected to be 3.1 per cent in 2025 and 3.1 per cent in 2026) do not meet the criteria either, but, unlike Austria they have increased public spending on defence, without which they would have their accounts in order, and that is why Brussels decided not to proceed.

    In the name of defence, the European Commission gave the green light to suspend the internal stability pact for the 15 countries that requested it. They are Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia. The request from Germany, for which Brussels awaits the updated government strategy, remains pending. For the rest, the positive opinion on relaxing the national budgetary rules is forwarded to the Council, which will have to give its final approval.

    The Commissioner for Economy, Valdis Dombrovskis [Brussels, 4 June 2025]

    For Dombrovskis, there is no alternative. The spring package of this year’s European Semester “comes at a time when the EU continues to face considerably high global uncertainty and serious security threats.” That is why, for all, “the overarching recommendation is to reinforce overall defence spending.”

    Accounts in disarray, hard line for Romania. Ten countries under special surveillance

    However, budgetary discipline remains at the heart of the European Commission’s action, which, precisely because of excessive imbalances, calls for measures against Romania. With the excessive deficit procedure already underway, for the Bucharest government, the growth in net expenditure is “significantly above the upper limit set by the corrective path, which entails clear risks for the correction of the excessive deficit by 2030.” Hence, the Commission’s recommendation to the Council to adopt a decision establishing that Romania has not taken effective measures.

    France, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Italy remain under special surveillance, with deficit levels above the 3 per cent threshold but in a condition that does not, for now, require action. Whereas for Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, there is a ‘risk of deviation’ from agreed spending trajectories.

    Use the Recovery Fund quickly

    Another recommendation for all: use the resources made available in the Recovery Fund quickly and well. With the Recovery and Resilience Facility expiring in 2026, “rapid and targeted implementation” of the promised reforms through national plans is essential. To do this, “most Member States will need to accelerate progress” in implementing reforms and building sites.
    English version by the Translation Service of Withub
    Tags: country specific recommendationsdeficiteueuropean semesternrrppublic accountsrecovery fundreformsvaldis dombrovskis

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