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Europe Pushes NATO Reform, Announces €285bn Defence Package

7/7/2026

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European leaders urged NATO to shift toward a more European focus to lessen dependence on the United States.
Ursula von der Leyen presented a €150 billion SAFE loan programme and a provisional €135 billion defence allocation at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Mark Rutte warned that Russia’s war-economy and its links with North Korea, Iran and China require an increase in defence capacity across Europe, Canada and the United States.

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European leaders urged NATO to shift toward a more European focus to lessen dependence on the United States.
Ursula von der Leyen presented a €150 billion SAFE loan programme and a provisional €135 billion defence allocation at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Mark Rutte warned that Russia’s war-economy and its links with North Korea, Iran and China require an increase in defence capacity across Europe, Canada and the United States.