In Italy, the collapse of the European Union was predicted against the background of rearmament

The plan to rearm the European Union (EU) will lead to its disintegration. This was announced by former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in an interview with the newspaper El Pais on April 21.

"This plan will not only not benefit Europe, but will also contribute to its disintegration," he believes.

According to the politician, such an initiative will only create an "illusion of security", while for effective measures it is necessary to conduct a dialogue with countries and build a "horizon of peace" between states through negotiations.

In addition, he added that the EU is wasting €800 by allowing each country to arm itself.

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This will hit the economy of the association — the amount required for rearmament is four times its annual budget.

On April 3, Politico reported that 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 was noted that it is planned to create a supranational fund that will purchase weapons for the participating states.

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.