Dossier
Giancarlo Giorgetti
Coverage of Giancarlo Giorgetti in the Nexus archive.
- Italy rethinks EU defense-financing aid as arms spending falls out of fashion
Italy is considering rejecting €14.9 billion in EU-backed SAFE loans for defense spending, potentially forgoing about €27 billion in total rearmament aid. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is prioritizing energy cost relief over NATO defense spending targets, and is pushing the EU to allow defense spending exemptions to be used for energy security instead.