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European Union debt will boost air defense
- Publishing date
- 03 June 2024
- Authors
- Guntram B. Wolff
- Publication name
- El Economista Helsingin Sanomat Rzeczpospolita
- Publication date
- 03 June 2024
This piece was originally published in English as a Bruegel First glance.
- Keyword
- security eu budget public debt eu governance
- Language
- English
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