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> It’s almost twice the entire EU defence fund budget. The EU defence spend in 2022 was €240 billion.
by InsomniacL 2y ago
> It’s almost twice the entire EU defence fund budget.
The EU defence spend in 2022 was €240 billion.
- mdhb 2y agoThat’s very interesting but not what I said. https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/european-defence-fund-edf-official-webpage-european-commission_en https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-indus...
- noname120 2y agoTrue, but IMO it's a bit misleading because you were using as a point of comparison something that sounded like the military budget of Europe without specifying that it's something completely different (that people probably never heard of — at least I didn't and neither did my grandparent). I'm not saying it's intentional or anything, just wanted to point it out.
- InsomniacL 2y agoIf you're referring to a single pot of money that exists to support Research and Development, you would typically refer to that as "The European Defence Fund" as "entire EU defence fund budget" would be interpreted differently.
- tankenmate 2y agoThat is the amount spent by EU member states on defence; not what the EU itself spent.