The media drew attention to the EU countries' plan to bypass the EC's rearmament initiative

The model of European rearmament, which is being discussed by the United Kingdom and a number of European Union (EU) countries, bypassing the initiative of the European Commission (EC), has advantages for states with severe internal debt constraints. The Austrian online tabloid Exexpress wrote about this on April 5.

Earlier, on April 3, the Politico newspaper reported that last week representatives of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland and the Netherlands held an informal meeting in Brussels to discuss an alternative way to finance the rearmament of European countries.

It is indicated that the idea of the British Ministry of Finance involves the creation of a supranational fund that will purchase weapons for participating states. The EC initiative, in turn, involves the issuance of direct defense loans to EU members.

"In fact, the British model provides a decisive advantage.: It allows participating States to exclude the cost of acquiring weapons from their national budgets. <...> This is attractive for countries with strict debt management rules, such as Sweden or the Netherlands," Exexpress noted.

At the same time, the Austrian edition drew attention to the fact that the British plan actually involves the withdrawal of the process of rearmament of European states from the control of Brussels. The creation of a group of countries opposing the EC's defense initiative carries explosive potential for the entire EU, the newspaper stressed.

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Earlier, on March 26, Politico reported that Spain, Italy and France also disagree with the Brussels plan. It is noted that these states fear an increase in the already heavy debt burden in the case of financing rearmament through loans, as proposed by the EC.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on March 18 that Europe should have strong defenses by 2030, for which it needs to rearm and develop capabilities for reliable deterrence. In particular, according to the head of the EC, European countries should increase investments in the production of air and missile defense systems, as well as all modern types of drones and anti-drone systems.