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ReArm Europe: Why the southern Europeans are struggling with the plan

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Published: March 20th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Spain’s head of government Pedro Sánchez does not just want to focus on rearmament.
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Spain’s head of government Pedro Sánchez made it clear at the EU summit that he did not like the name of the ReArm Europe armaments program. Although more armaments are necessary, the EU must emphasize its trump cards as a soft power more strongly, he said. The threat situation in the south is also different from that on the eastern flank: For Spain, the focus is on border protection, the fight against terrorism and cyber attacks.

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