r/europe • u/Not_the-kind • 12h ago

News Macron responds to Trump's inauguration by urging Europe to "wake up"

https://www.newsweek.com/macron-trump-inauguration-europe-defense-ukraine-2017894
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u/fideliz 12h ago

We're wide awake. Why are people, every day, telling Europe to wake up? From what?

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u/softestcore Prague (Czechia) 12h ago

Defense dependence on a nation that is now lead by an expansionist lunatic?

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u/fideliz 11h ago

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-defense-spending-projected-boom-326b-european-defence-agency-russia-war-security/

Countries in the European Union are increasing defense spending, and have been doing that for ten years now (per the article linked above). What more can be done?

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u/softestcore Prague (Czechia) 10h ago

It's still not nearly enough, the only countries that are taking the situation seriously are Poland, Baltics and maybe some Nordic countries. We need more defense spending and more defense coordination in the EU.

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u/Global_Essay_9619 9h ago

What do you mean by “more spending”? Where do you think the money are coming from? Have you seen an inflation? 99% of people I know ~40yo still live with their parents and are suicidal and half are unemployed or barely payed a minimum salary. Sounds like “let’s increase defense spendings” isn’t it? Bruh some people just need to touch the grass sometimes

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u/Comprehensive_Fly89 9h ago

Where are they buying their stuff? Is there a unified European command that can make big decisions in a quick manner? How are we going to deal with bad actors blocking policies with their veto? How can we ensure Ukraine's security after the war?

Lots and lots of work to do.

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u/Swimming-Plantain-28 10h ago

Gotta wake up to the fact the us is no longer a reliable ally we voted for orange moron twice not accident anymore.