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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Estonia

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609352226/kallas-investing-in-defense-t...

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Summary

Headline: Kallas: Investing in defense tech necessary for both our security and economy

Short Summary: Estonia's PM stresses importance of investment in defense technology.

Description

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas emphasized the necessity of investing in defense technology for both national security and economic growth during a major technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation conference.

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"We have to seize the opportunity to invest in defense technology because it will strengthen our security and boost our economy, said Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) at the opening of the annual conference on technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation on May 24."

"Estonia is among the top defense spenders in Europe... We have to make sure that part of this money goes into the development of our own defense technologies."

"Europe needs to catch up when it comes to defense innovation."

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609352226/kallas-investing-in-defense-tech-necessary-for-both-our-security-and-economy