Portugal asks to implement Clausula to increase security costs
The Portuguese government will ask the European Commission to implement the Exception Division that allows the increase The safety costs do not tell the deficitThe Ministry of Finance announced this Wednesday.
This section allows Military cost, up to 1.5% GDP (GDP) is not used in the budget deficit calculation.
Stability and development contract requires member states to maintain less than 3% of GDP and less than 60% of GDP.
The opposition has the support of the Portuguese government. States that the Ministry of Finance The Socialist Party was heard A consensus was found.
The country is currently Pre -campaign After the fall of the Social Democratic Party. Assembly elections are scheduled for May 18.
The Ministry of Finance, led by Zoakim Miranda Sarmando, responds to Brussels’s appeal, as the European Commission “has made efforts to obtain significant adhesions to this national contempt unit.”
The ministry explains Requests to be made by the end of April. They will then be evaluated and confirm her European Commission.
Restoration to Europe
Brussels is encouraging member states to increase military spending in the context of Ukraine war and remove the US from NATO.
At the beginning of March, group chairman Ursula van der Leinen presented a plan to lead the EU 800 billion euros for security. This project was later recognized by the heads of volume Unusual chimmeria.
This collection, which was invited to reorganize Europe, includes the possibility of implementing countries Protecting the Budget Rules Security Division Defined in stability and development contract.
This appeal fits NATO objectivesIt must invest in security over 2% of GDP.
In April, the Portuguese Prime Minister said Portugal wants to expect this goal By 2029, Luz considers Mandinigro as an opportunity for industry, technology and employment.
