# Can Europe afford its defence boost? MEPs debate in The Ring

https://mins.news/en/item/81758

- euronews, 2026-10-01 11:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/can-europe-afford-its-defence-boost-meps-debate-in-the-ring

> With security and hybrid threats rising across Europe and the war in Ukraine entering its fifth year, Brussels is focused on increasing defence spending. MEPs are debating who should pay and how the additional funding should be provided.

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