Event 1119

processed admin_quick Updated 2025-11-29T08:42:59.967620+00:00
Status: processed Confidence: Category: Country: Attack Type: Where: Source: admin_quick URL: https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/08.07.2025-baltijas-valstis-un-vel-12-es-valstis-sanem-atlauju-aizsardzibas-izdevumu-del-neieverot-budzeta-disciplinu.a606052/ 🔗 Archive: Archive failed (1 attempt)
🕐 Event Time: 2025-07-08T00:00:00Z
Created: 2025-11-29T08:38:11.792237+00:00
✏️ Updated: 2025-11-29T08:42:59.967620+00:00
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Description and Notes

On July 8, 2025, the Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, along with 12 other EU member states, received permission to temporarily deviate from strict budget discipline rules to increase defense spending. This exception was granted by the EU finance ministers to allow up to 15 states to increase defense budgets beyond the usual limitations, aiming to enhance security preparations amid ongoing security concerns. The budget flexibility includes a 1.5% increase in the medium-term budgetary objective deficit limit to accommodate these defense expenditures. Latvia's defense budget had previously been set at 3.66% of GDP with a 1.56% structural deficit, and the EU's approval provides these countries latitude for necessary military investments. The decision reflects coordinated European efforts to strengthen defense capabilities in response to regional threats.

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