Ursula von der Leyen proposed a Rearm Europe Plan to mobilize up to €800 billion for defense spending, especially in light of the US suspending military aid to Ukraine. The plan includes measures for loans to member states for joint defense investments and activating the national escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to allow increased defense spending without fiscal penalties. EU leaders will discuss this at an extraordinary summit in Brussels, with potential divisions among member states regarding military assistance to Ukraine. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)