欧盟拟动用紧急基金支持成员国军费开支

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<p><strong>The bloc isn’t using the “full potential” of its crisis fund, its director told Reuters</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has said that cash-strapped Eurozone countries can tap into its &euro;500 billion worth of reserves to increase military spending. The EU has already borrowed tens of billions of euros to boost its defense budgets and arm Ukraine.</p>
<p>Speaking to Reuters on Friday, ESM Director Pierre Gramegna said that the fund &ndash; which was originally intended to bail out debt-ridden economies during the financial crisis &ndash; could be used to let countries increase their defense spending on credit.</p>
<p><em>&ldquo;In these times of geopolitical turmoil, which have triggered higher expenditure, defense costs for all countries, we must use the full potential of the ESM,&rdquo;</em> Gramegna told the agency.</p>
<p><em>&ldquo;We have instruments,&rdquo;</em> he added. <em>&ldquo;It is in the best interests of Europe ... to use the full potential.&rdquo;</em>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The ESM was a lender of last resort during the financial crisis, and its loans came with demands of stringent economic reforms. Countries such as Portugal, Ireland, and Greece that took ESM bailouts were forced to restructure their banking sectors and pass austerity budgets in return.</p>

            
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<p>Countries using the ESM for defense purposes will not face these demands, Gramegna said. The fund will only be available to countries that use the euro, and any use of the fund for defense will require approval from all 21 of these countries, including militarily neutral Austria, Cyprus, Malta, and ⁠Ireland.</p>
<p>NATO&rsquo;s European member states have scrambled to increase their military spending to meet the 5% of GDP demanded by US President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the EU has struggled to revive Europe&rsquo;s native defense industry, while also finding purchases of US weapons for use by Ukraine increasingly unaffordable.</p>
<p>One of the primary mechanisms for achieving all three of these goals is the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument. Introduced by the European Commission last year, SAFE involves the EU borrowing &euro;150 billion on global markets to finance loans to member states for defense-related projects.</p>
<p>The original round of SAFE loans has already been doled out, and the European Commission is reportedly looking to launch a second iteration of the scheme this year.</p>

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  "translated_title": "欧盟拟动用紧急基金支持成员国军费开支",
  "theme": "Europe Politics",
  "event_type": "politics",
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  "summary": "欧洲稳定机制（ESM）负责人表示，欧元区国家可动用其5000亿欧元储备增加军费开支，以应对地缘政治动荡，但需所有21个欧元区国家批准。",
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    "欧洲稳定机制（ESM）负责人Pierre Gramegna提议，欧元区国家可动用ESM的5000亿欧元储备增加军费开支。",
    "ESM原为金融危机期间救助债务国的最后贷款人，贷款附带严格经济改革要求，但用于国防目的将不设此类要求。",
    "使用ESM资金需所有21个欧元区国家批准，包括军事中立国奥地利、塞浦路斯、马耳他和爱尔兰。",
    "欧盟已通过借款数十亿欧元提升国防预算和武装乌克兰，并推出安全欧洲行动（SAFE）工具，借款1500亿欧元资助成员国国防项目。",
    "SAFE首轮贷款已发放，欧盟委员会计划今年启动第二轮。",
    "北约欧洲成员国正努力增加军费以满足美国前总统特朗普要求的GDP的5%目标。"
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    {
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      "value": 150,
      "unit": "十亿欧元",
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      "context": "安全欧洲行动（SAFE）工具涉及的借款总额"
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    {
      "name": "军费支出目标",
      "value": 5,
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    "未明确ESM资金用于国防的具体申请流程或时间表。",
    "未提及SAFE第二轮贷款的具体金额或启动日期。",
    "未说明欧盟国防工业振兴的具体进展或挑战细节。"
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