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Europe needs a “massive” defence spending boost, Ursula von der Leyen has said. European nations are spending on average 1.9 per cent of GDP on defence, the EU Commission president said, pointing out the contrast to Russia’s 9 per cent spend.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to make the European Union more competitive in her second term as head of the EU executive arm. "Our freedom and sovereignty depend more than ever on our economic strength,