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The UK and Ireland came out last in terms of productivity according to this report, and poor tools are to blame.
Germany has overtaken the United Kingdom to become Europe's biggest defence spender, according to a revealing report ...
That piecemeal paradigm could hinder Europe’s plan for spending more on defense, which has been given a jolt — and previously ...
Meanwhile, Germany increased its military spending by 28 percent last year, reaching $88.5 billion. This makes Berlin the ...
The deployment of a €100 billion special budget for military gear has propelled Berlin to the top of the table in Europe.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has asked the European Commission for an exemption from European Union borrowing limits in order to ...
In its new half-yearly Fiscal Monitor, the IMF forecast that global public debt will rise by 2.8 percentage points in 2025 to ...
First, Europe should aim for more, not less trade. Preserving openness is crucial given the importance of trade (Figure 5), ...
There was an “unprecedented” increase in global military spending in 2024, the steepest rise since the end of the Cold War, ...
Only a handful of EU countries have signalled interest in activating the 'escape clause' to free up more cash for defence.
EU member states and the United Kingdom are significantly increasing their defense budgets and are renewing civil defense ...