The EU weighs 841 billion “growing” Europe plans to counteract the possible exclusion of the United States | Weapons

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns against “clear and present danger” to Europe.

European Commission (EC) President Ursula Von Der Leyen Has Proposed a Five-Part Plan to Mobilise Some 800bn Euros ($ 842BN) The United States suspended assistanceS

“A new era is ahead of us,” the president said in a letter presenting the plan to 27 European Union leaders (EU) on Tuesday, two days before the summit aimed at cementing Joint actions on Ukraine And Europe's long -term security begins in Brussels.

“Europe is facing a clear and present danger of a scale that none of us has seen in our life for adults,” she wrote.

European leaders are under enormous pressure to increase defense costs, as the return of US President Donald Trump to power has made a gross awakening that they cannot blindly rely on Washington.

Joint loans will go to build Pan-European areas of capabilities such as air and missile defense, artillery systems, rockets and ammunition, drones and anti-wages or to deal with other cyber-do military mobility needs, the EC reported.

Von Der Leyen's proposal includes a new EU joint borrowing of € 150 billion ($ 158 billion) to allocate EU Defense Governments as part of the overall financing efforts. She did not give a detailed period of time, but said the costs should be increased “urgently now, but also for a longer period of time during this decade.”

“Europe is ready to take on its responsibilities,” von der Leyen writes. “We will continue to work closely with our NATO partners. This is a moment for Europe. And we are ready to activate. “

The message came hours after Trump ordered a Military assistance In Ukraine, against the backdrop of his continued spitting with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski last week. Trump also said that European NATO members should spend 5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) for defense, a non -NATO figure, including the United States, is currently reaching.

For years, EU countries have not wanted to spend much on defense as they rely on the American nuclear umbrella against the backdrop of a slow economy. With the new proposal, EU Member States will be forced to significantly increase their military expenses, which is below 2 percent of their GDP.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rute told Member States that they should move to more than 3 percent as quickly as possible.