Ursula von der Leyen using emergency powers under Article 122 of the Treaties; EU's 'emergency' trick to getting things done
A rapid rise in defence spending is about to unleash a high-octane blast of military Keynesianism
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, joined the bidding on Tuesday with an €800bn “Rearm Europe Plan” using emergency powers under Article 122 of the Treaties, the immediate riposte to Trump’s overnight outrage.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/SV/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12012E122
Bavaria’s premier Markus Söder is the weather-vane of our times, leading the call for a full-blown revival of German military power along with a joint nuclear deterrent in concert with France and the UK.
“We need a drone force of 100,000 drones, 800 new tanks, 2,000 Patriot missiles and 1,000 Taurus just for Germany as a protective shield like the ‘Iron Dome’.
Only the strong will be taken seriously,” he said.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Telegraph 4 March 2025
Article 122, the EU's 'emergency' trick to getting things done
For the last three years, this mechanism, which allows bypassing the European Parliament, has enabled the Commission to pass legislative proposals in record time.
Le Monde 3 February 2023
Macron ska tala till nationen
”I denna tid av stor osäkerhet, när världen står inför sina största utmaningar, kommer jag att tala till er i kväll 5 mars klockan 20”
https://www.di.se/nyheter/macron-ska-tala-till-nationen-tid-av-osakerhet/
Tillbaka till Rolfs länktips 5 mars 2025
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2025/03/rolfs-lanktips-5-mars-2025.html
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