Engin Eroglu· Renew

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Europe could incur up to €2 trillion in unnecessary debt without a defense internal market, according to a Commission study.

Omissions

• The specific study from the European Commission cited by the speaker was not found
• It could not be verified whether the figure of 2 trillion euros is an official estimate from the Commission
• Neither the time period of the projection nor the specific conditions of the scenario were identified

Sources

• SecondaryEPRS - Building a common market for European defenceEl documento discute la ineficiencia por fragmentación del mercado de defensa europeo pero no menciona la cifra de 2 billones de euros
• SecondaryBruegel - A European defence industrial strategy in a hostile worldAnaliza la ineficacia de los países que persiguen objetivos de defensa individualmente pero no menciona los 2 billones de euros en deuda innecesaria