In recent news, 11 EU countries, including France, Italy, and Belgium, have exceeded the deficit limit set at three percent of gross national product. This has put these countries at risk of falling into the EU’s “observation category”. Only Romania is currently in an excessive deficit procedure due to its military spending.
While some countries have justified their excess deficit by citing military spending, such as Poland and Romania, others like Spain and the Czech Republic are considered borderline cases with temporary deficits that may not lead to an excessive deficit procedure. The European Commission places importance on defense spending as an indicator for assessing a country’s economic situation. For example, Finland’s defense expenditures amounted to 2.5 percent of GDP last year while its deficit was 2.7 percent.
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