Borrell: EU countries eye spending 70B euros to strengthen defense

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The EU countries plan to spend about 70 billion euros on strengthening defense over the next three years, Head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell said, Report informs referring to foreign media.

The EU countries intend to spend 70 billion euros on building up their defense capabilities over the next three years, he said, speaking at a forum in Brussels.

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