European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen statement on the defence package

Press statement by President von der Leyen on the defence package Brussels, 04.03.2025 "I have outlined a letter to the leaders ahead of the European Council the ReArm Europe Plan. It is a set of proposals focuses on how to use all of the financial levers at our disposal – in order to help Member States to quickly and significantly increase expenditures in defence capabilities. Urgently now but also over a longer time over this decade." Find full President's statement here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_673 Audiovisual material here: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-268600 Follow us on: -X: https://twitter.com/EU_Commission -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/europeancommission/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-commission/ -Medium: https://medium.com/@EuropeanCommission Visit our website: http://ec.europa.eu