Why is it challenging for the EU to commit to military support for Ukraine?

Europe needs to upscale its support for Ukraine as Donald Trump continues to shift towards Moscow, but EU member states find it challenging to agree on a fresh military aid to Ukraine

One of the main discussions at the EU summit on March 20 was on defence - particularly about what is known as the Kallas plan. The plan, based on the idea that larger countries would provide larger donations to finance military expenses, has encountered strong disagreements. 

According to bruxelles2 editor Nicolas Gros-Verheyde, the primary reason for the dispute is the big jump on the proposed amounts of donations for several countries.

"It is not an increase. It is the double of the triple (of the previous amounts)," says Gros-Verheyde regarding the proposed amounts for France, Spain and Italy.

In today's episode Radio Schuman also takes a look at the historic vote today in the German upper House on a law that  exempts defence and security expenditures from Germany's debt rules. The episode also explores the happiest countries in Europe according to the latest World Happiness Report.

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