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Dutch defense minister rejects calls to issue Euro bonds to finance military spending

(11 Mar 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 11 March 2025 1. Wide of tent at Paris Defence and Strategy Forum 2. Dutch Defence Minister, Ruben Brekelmans, walking with entourage outside venue 3. Brekelmans sitting at table ahead of press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Defence Minister: "We are against the Eurobonds because we don't think that it is wise to use this instrument and the main reason is, and that's also what we see now in the Russian large scale war against Ukraine, is that in order to have a strong military you need to have a strong economy as a backbone. And we are quite afraid, given the debt levels of some European countries that if their debt becomes less sustainable because we are using instruments like Eurobonds then this could be a big vulnerability for our European economy." 5. Poster for summit 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Defence Minister: "And if it means that also part of the production is outside of Europe, I am open to it because I also know that for example there can be...We need to have those rapid systems in one or two years time and setting up a new factory or setting up a new assembly line can take more than that. So I'm not against using part of that money for production outside of the EU." 7. Exterior of venue with Eiffel Tower in background STORYLINE: The Netherlands insisted Tuesday that it is opposed to the European Union issuing bonds to fund military spending as EU leaders discuss strategies to crank up defence capabilities. Speaking at a forum in Paris, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans warned against the impact more debt could have on smaller or struggling EU economies. "In order to have a strong military you need to have a strong economy as a backbone," Brekelmans told reporters. "And we are quite afraid, given the debt levels of some European countries that if their debt becomes less sustainable because we are using instruments like Eurobonds then this could be a big vulnerability for our European economy." Military and political leaders are gathered in Paris for a a three-day Defence and Strategy forum. AP video shot by Nicolas Garriga =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...