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Germany and the Netherlands disagree with the call to make progress on financing options to increase defense spending for the European Union. This disagreement is hindering the agreement on a strategic agenda for the next five years at the summit in Brussels, which includes goals to strengthen security and defense, according to Bloomberg. According to sources cited by Bloomberg, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz supports reservations about increasing joint spending to cover gaps in the bloc’s capabilities. Bloomberg links this to issues within Germany’s domestic budget. At the EU summit that began…

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