CANADA COMMITS TO JOINING EUROPEAN DEFENCE PLAN.

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

 CANADA COMMITS TO JOINING EUROPEAN DEFENCE PLAN.

FINALLY THE EUROPEAN UNION IS TALKING ABOUT HAVING THEIR OWN ARMY.AND IT MUST HAPPEN.
REVELATION 19:16-21
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.(JESUS RETURNG TO EARTH LITERALLY ON A WHITE HORSE WITH THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS 7 YEARS EARLIER)
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.(2ND TIME GOD-JESUS TELLS THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS TO GET READY TO EAT HUMAN FLESH.THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN GOD TOLD THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS-TO EAT RUSSIA,GERMAN,ARAB, MUSLIM BODIES FOR 7 MONTHS IN EZEK 38 @ 39.
19 And I saw the beast,(E.U WORLD LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(HERE IT SAYS THE E.U WILL HAVE ITS OWN ARMY) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, (JESUS) and against his army.(RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
20 And the beast (E.U WORLD LEADER) was taken, and with him the false prophet (POPE FRANCIS) that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Zephaniah 2:1-15
1 Gather together, yes, gather,O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a] -before the day passes away like chaff—before there comes upon you the burning anger of the Lord, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands;[b] seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.
4 For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted.
5 Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.
6 And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows[c] for shepherds and folds for flocks.
7 The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the Lord their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes.
8 “I have heard the taunts of Moab (JORDAN) and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.
9 Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste forever.The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”
10 This shall be their lot in return for their pride, because they taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The Lord will be awesome against them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down, each in its place, all the lands of the nations.
12 You also, O Cushites, shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria,(SYRIA) and he will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like the desert.
14 Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts;[d] even the owl and the hedgehog[e]  shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.
15 This is the exultant city that lived securely, that said in her heart, “I am, and there is no one else.” What a desolation she has become, a lair for wild beasts! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.Sa'ar: No free meals; talks possible if more hostages freed Israel halts aid into Gaza, citing Hamas refusal to extend first phase of truce
Footnotes-a -Zephaniah 2:2 Hebrew gives birth, b-Zephaniah 2:3 Or who carry out his judgment, c-Zephaniah 2:6 Or caves, d-Zephaniah 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation, e-Zephaniah 2:14 The identity of the animals rendered owl and hedgehog is uncertain

DANIEL 2:37-45
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

DANIEL 7:17-26
17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

THE WORLD IN 10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS LEAD BY THE EUROPEAN UNION THE WORLD LEADER, NOT AMERICA.I PREDICT.

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND REVIVED ROMAN WORLD GOVERNMENT
DANIEL 2:31-33,36-43, DAN 7:3-8,17

First From Daniel Chapter 2

1 EGYPT
2 ASSYRIA
3 BABYLON (HEAD OF GOLD) DAN 2:31-32,36-38, DAN 1:1
4 MEDO-PERSIANS (CHEST & ARMS OF SILVER) DAN 2:32,39, DAN 9:1
5 GREECE (WAIST & HIPS OF BRONZE) DAN 2:32,39, DAN 11:2
6 ROME (2 LEGS OF IRON) DAN 2:33,40, ROM 1:6
7 REVIVED ROME (EU) (FEET IRON & CLAY) DAN 2:33,41-43,10 TOES

Now From Daniel Chapter 7

1 EGYPT
2 ASSYRIA
3 BABYLON (LION WITH EAGLES WINGS) DAN 7:4, DAN 1:1
4 MEDO-PERSIANS (BEAR ON HIND LEGS) DAN 7:5, DAN 9:1
5 GREECE (LEOPARD 4 WINGS, 4 HEADS) DAN 7:6, DAN 11:2
6 ROME (HUGE IRON TEETH) DAN 7:7 (10 HORNS), ROM 1:6
7 REVIVED ROME (EU) DAN 7:8,19-20,23-25 10 HORNS, 10 KINGS
REV 17:9,12, 10 HORNS, 10 KINGS, 7 HILLS ROME. REV 13:1 BEAST WITH 7 HEADS. THE E.U LEADER OF WORLD GOVERNMENT DAN 2:40-45, 7:7-8,23-25,27, 8:23, REV 13:3,7,8,12,14,16

REVELATION 17:10-12
10 And there are seven kings (7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY) five are fallen, (EGYPT, ASSYRIA, BABYLON,:MEDO-PERSIAN,GREECE and one is,(IN POWER IN JOHNS DAY-ROME) and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh,(FUTURE-REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE-EUROPEAN UNION TODAY) he must continue a short space.(7 YEARS OF WORLD DOMINATION-BUT 3 1/2 YEARS OF NEW WORLD ORDER OR ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT)
12 And the ten horns (10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS OR REGIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

REVELATION 17:12-13
12 And the ten horns (10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS-NATIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind,(WORLD SOCIALISM) and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950

Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man.

DICK MORRIS-This truly creates a global economic system. From now on, don’t look to Washington for the rule making, look to Brussels.

THE CLUB OF ROME FOUNDER AURELIO PECCEI WANTS THE WORLD IN 10 REGIONAL TRADING BLOCKS.

REVELATION 16:1-2
1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, (SLAVE) to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

I KNOW THIS MARK WILL BE A MICROCHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4-ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA, KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE-(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM 5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E (BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUMVALLATION IN A SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO "GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING, -TEN).G5516-GO TO G4742-666 - STRONGS NT 4742: στίγμα - στίγμα, στιγματος, τό (from στίζω to prick; (cf. Latinstimulus, etc.; German stechen, English stick, sting, etc.; Curtius, § 226)), a mark pricked in or branded upon the body. According to ancient oriental usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or stamp of their master or commander branded or pricked (cut) into their bodies to indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were even some devotees who stamped themselves in this way with the token of their gods (cf. Deyling, Observations, iii., p. 423ff); hence, τά στίγματα τοῦ (κυρίου so Rec.) Ἰησοῦ, the marks of (the Lord) Jesus, which Paul in Galatians 6:17 says he bears branded on his body, are the traces left there by the perils, hardships, imprisonments, scourgings, endured by him for the cause of Christ, and which mark him as Christ's faithful and approved votary, servant, soldier (see Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, the passage cited). (Herodotus 7, 233; Aristotle, Aelian, Plutarch, Lcian, others.)

THE INVENTOR OF THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT-CARL SANDERS MICROCHIP ENGINEER LEADER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgH9D6n4ZWo

THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD.

LEVETICUS 19.28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

HERES WHAT THE WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE (SINCE THERE WILL BE WORLD GOVERNMENT IN THE FUTURE)-UPDATED VERSION

01 CANADA, U.S.A, MEXICO
02 EUROPEAN UNION,WESTERN EUROPE
03 JAPAN
04 AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND, S AFRICA, ISRAEL AND PACIFIC ISLANDS
05 EASTERN EUROPE
06 SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICAS
07 NORTH AFRICA, AND MIDEAST (MOSLEMS)
08 CENTRAL AFRICA
09 SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
10 CENTRAL ASIA

THE CLUB OF ROME WANTS A WORLD CHARISMATIC DICTATOR (EITHER RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR SCIENTIFICAL) TO HEAD THIS WORLD GOVERNMENT. REV 13:3,7-8, DAN 7:23-24

WORLD POWERS IN THE END TIME

NORTH - RUSSIA EZEK 38:1-2, 39:1-2
SOUTH - EGYPT DAN 11:42
EAST - CHINA DAN 11:44,REV 16:12
WEST - EUROPEAN UNION DAN 7:23-24 (NOT THE U.S.A)
http://israel7777777.blogspot.ca/2012/03/10-world-trade-blocs-one-world.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2006/09/how-eu-takes-world-control.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2012/05/one-world-religion-crislam.html

FINALLY THE EUROPEAN UNION IS TALKING ABOUT HAVING THEIR OWN ARMY.AND IT MUST HAPPEN.
REVELATION 19:16-21
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.(JESUS RETURNG TO EARTH LITERALLY ON A WHITE HORSE WITH THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS 7 YEARS EARLIER)
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.(2ND TIME GOD-JESUS TELLS THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS TO GET READY TO EAT HUMAN FLESH.THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN GOD TOLD THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS-TO EAT RUSSIA,GERMAN,ARAB, MUSLIM BODIES FOR 7 MONTHS IN EZEK 38 @ 39.
19 And I saw the beast,(E.U WORLD LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(HERE IT SAYS THE E.U WILL HAVE ITS OWN ARMY) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, (JESUS) and against his army.(RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
20 And the beast (E.U WORLD LEADER) was taken, and with him the false prophet (POPE FRANCIS) that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

COUNCIL FOR EUROPE ON DEFENCE
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/document/download/6d6f889c-e58d-4caa-8f3b-8b93154fe206_en?filename=SAFE%20Regulation.pdf

Canada commits to joining European defence plan in throne speech-By Sean Boynton Global News-Posted May 27, 2025 12:52 pm

Canada will join the European Union’s new defence plan that aims to rapidly increase military arms production in a bid to move away from U.S. reliance, Tuesday’s throne speech confirmed.The move to join ReArm Europe was announced by King Charles III as he read the speech from the throne in Parliament, during a section on the government’s plans for national defence and security.“The Government will protect Canada’s sovereignty by rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces,” the King said.“It will boost Canada’s defence industry by joining ReArm Europe, to invest in transatlantic security with Canada’s European partners. And it will invest to strengthen its presence in the North, which is an integral part of Canada, as this region faces new threats.”The ReArm Europe plan, announced by the EU in March, would earmark up to the equivalent of C$1.25 trillion for defence over five years. It includes a loan program worth about $235 billion to be called Security Action For Europe (SAFE), which would allow countries to work with others outside the European Union to jointly buy or build arms.EU members approved the loan program earlier Tuesday.In a white paper released in March outlining the EU’s approach to defence industries, the European Union said that its “co-operation with Canada has intensified and should be further enhanced … including on respective initiatives to boost defence industry production.”The federal government has been in talks with Europe about a deeper security partnership for over a year.Former foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly, now the industry minister, told The Canadian Press in March that U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated talk of annexing Canada had spurred those talks along, with negotiations in “advanced” stages.Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Europe before and after the election to meet with European leaders, with the defence partnership among the topics of discussion.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Carney during their meeting in Rome earlier this month that “we would love to work together with you on a security and defence partnership.”“Let’s see how far we get to our summit” on June 23, she added, referring to the Brussels peace conference scheduled that day with European partners and allies.The ReArm Europe plan was also inspired by Trump’s election and repeated threats to pull the U.S. out of NATO unless European partners pay more for defence.“Europe must now assume a greater share of responsibility for its own security and defence,” von der Leyen said in a statement Tuesday after the SAFE loan program was approved.The Liberal campaign platform included commitments to “advancing Canada’s involvement in the ReArm Europe Plan in support of transatlantic security, and prioritizing investment here in Canada – with every dollar spent wisely and effectively.”At the same time, Carney said his government would focus on a “Made in Canada” defence procurement strategy that prioritizes domestic production alongside allied partnerships.The platform promised nearly $40 billion in new military spending over the next four years and to reach NATO’s target of spending two per cent of GDP by 2030. Those spending commitments were not included in the throne speech.Carney said last week that while Canada will look to partner with the U.S. on defence “where it can make sense” — including Trump’s “Golden Dome” concept for a space-based missile defence system — his government is also looking at “other options” among allies.“You will see a very different set of partnerships, security and economic, going forward,” he said, and specifically mentioned the ReArm Europe negotiations.Carney told his Liberal caucus on Sunday that the Liberal government “will fight to ensure that Canadians get the best relationship possible with the United States, and we will take the time to do so.”“At the same time, we will strengthen our partnerships with reliable allies,” he said. “Canada has what the world needs, and we will defend the values that the world respects.”— with files from The Canadian Press.

European Commission-Questions and answers Mar 18, 2025 Brussels.Questions and answers on ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030

What is the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030? As announced by President von der Leyen, the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 outlines concrete legal and financial means to support the defence investments of Member States. It is an ambitious defence package providing financial levers at the immediate disposal of EU Member States to quickly and significantly increase defence investment and  defence capabilities. What are the main objectives of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030? The pillars of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 are designed to utilise all immediately available levers to mobilise up to €800 billion for defence investments, structured around the following:Unleash the use of public funding in defence at national level -A new dedicated instrument for Security Action for Europe – SAFE - to carry out urgent and massive defence investment through common procurement-Leveraging on the EIB Group and mobilising private capital by accelerating the Savings and Investments Union What is the Security Action for Europe – SAFE initiative? The Security Action for Europe – SAFE is a new EU financial instrument which will provide Member States with up to EUR 150 billion of loans backed by the EU budget. This will help Member States to boost their defence capabilities through common procurement. Buying together will ensure interoperability for Member States' armed forces and predictability for European defence industry, reduce costs, and create the scale needed to strengthen the European defence industrial base. It is key for both competitiveness and readiness of the European defence industry. Why did the Commission decide to use loans? The proposed instrument is set up to provide Member States with advantageous financing conditions, leveraging the EU credit strength and market access. This will support a swift response to the current defence needs.Could the EUR 150 billion amount be increased if needed? Similarly to all other financial support programmes, the maximum size of loans to be provided to EU Member States under the new instrument will be fixed in the regulation of the new programme.Why are loans backed by the EU budget more attractive than Member States issuing their own loans? The new instrument will provide long-maturity loans (with a maximum duration of 45 years and a 10-year grace period for principal repayments) which are competitively priced, and well structured. They will be funded by EU borrowing, making them often a more cost-effective source of funding for public investments than national borrowing.Loans will benefit from advantageous financing terms, stemming from the EU's high credit rating, the high liquidity of EU Bonds, and the high market demand for EU issuances.How will Member States ask for the loans and get access to funds? The allocation of the EUR 150 billion envelope to Member States will be demand-driven. There will be no allocation keys. Member States wishing to receive loans will have to submit a European Defence Industry Investment Plan to the Commission. The plan will need to include a description of the activities, expenditures and measures for which the Member State requests a loan, the defence products it intends to procure, and, where relevant, the foreseen involvement of Ukraine in the planned activities. The Commission will assess the plans, which will include the size of the loan and pre-financing. Pre-financing will ensure that support is paid already in 2025, covering the most urgent needs, and will constitute up to 15% of the loan. As a rule, Member States will implement the plans through common procurement that would include at least two Member States (or at least one Member State and Ukraine, or one Member State and an EFTA/EEA country), and concern products and service providers based within the territory of the Union, Ukraine and EFTA/EEA countries. As a transitional derogation, Member States may use the loan for national procurement of priority capabilities provided it is open to other countries and that all necessary steps are taken to extend the benefit of the contract to others.Member States will need to report every six months on the progress of the implementation, which is also when they will be able to present payment requests. The last approval for disbursements can take place until 31 December 2030. How is the loan guaranteed? The EU Bonds issued to finance the loans will be backed by the EU Budget headroom under the 1.4% EU GNI own resources ceiling. The headroom is the difference between the own resources ceiling of 1.40% EU GNI (i.e. the maximum amount of resources that the Commission can ask Member States to contribute in a given year), and the actual revenue necessary to finance the annual EU budget.How quickly can the Commission raise the funding needed? The Commission will raise the funds under its established unified funding approach, issuing single branded “EU-Bonds” and “EU Bills”, and allocating proceeds to policy programmes funded through issuances.The unified funding approach gives the Commission the flexibility to use short-term and long-term funding across the yield curve to raise the funding at the right time. Thanks to this sovereign-style issuance, the Commission is able to plan, execute and communicate all issuances in an agile and coherent way.The disbursements under the programme will depend on the needs of Member States, with 31 December 2030 being the deadline for approval of the last loan disbursements. The required amounts will hence be smoothly integrated in the EU's funding planning alongside existing needs (e.g. financing NGEU and support for Ukraine) allowing the Commission to meet disbursement needs as these arise. Which areas are supported by the loans? The loans can support common procurement of defence products, including manufacturing capacities, preparation of infrastructure. The focus should fall on seven priority areas of investment, in line with the most pressing capability priorities identified at EU level (and consistent with NATO defence planning process). air and missile defence; artillery systems; missiles and ammunition; drones and anti-drone systems; strategic enablers and critical infrastructure protection, including in relation to space; military mobility; cyber, artificial intelligence and electronic warfare.How would this common procurement work? The loans will allow budgetary synchronization required to place joint orders, through common procurement by at least two partner countries. Member States are free to decide about their acquisition strategy, including the use of procurement agents for their procurement projects. The instrument will strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) by ensuring that orders are placed with companies established, and which have their headquarters in the Union (or EEA EFTA States or Ukraine). In addition, certain defence-specific security-based conditions need to be met. As a transitional derogation, Member States may use the loan for national procurement provided it is open to other countries and that all necessary steps are taken to extend the benefit of the contract to others.Are third countries allowed to participate? EEA/EFTA countries and Ukraine can participate in the common procurements, but they will not be able to receive the loans. In addition, common procurement may include; acceding countries, candidate countries, potential candidates, and other third countries with whom the Union has entered a Security and Defence Partnership.Will there be a “Buy European” clause for the spending? Will Member States be able to use the loans to buy products not made in Europe? Member States should purchase eligible products from entities established and headquartered in the EU, EEA/EFTA States and Ukraine.For war consumables (non complex products), Member States will have to ensure that components representing 65% of the costs of the end product originate from the Union/EEA EFTA countries/Ukraine.For complex systems, the same rule will apply, combined with the need for Member States to ensure the contractors fully control the design of the defence equipment. This to ensure we do not create new dependencies for complex systems.What does the new instrument mean for the Commission's funding planning for the remaining first half of 2025? What would it do for upcoming funding semesters? The Commission's funding planning for the first half of 2025 (€90 billion of long-term funding) does not change. Beyond this first half of 2025, amounts for the new programme, will be integrated into the Commission's funding planning for all EU programmes.The Commission will be able to accommodate disbursement needs to support the new programme with the flexibility provided by its unified funding approach. This will limit the changes to its envisaged bond issuance through 2025 and 2026.Will the Commission be issuing “Defence” bonds? No, the Commission will not be issuing specifically labelled Defence bonds. Funding for the new programme will be provided under the Commission unified funding approach where conventional EU-Bond and EU-Bill issuances are used to support a range of programmes as agreed by Member States.What is the legal basis used for the new financial EU instrument? This new EU Instrument will be established under Article 122 of the TFEU, providing Member States with loans backed by the EU budget.Many of the crises we have faced during the 2019-2024 mandate also required exceptional responses under Article 122 TFEU. This allowed the Union to react swiftly to the problems we faced, such as the Joint purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and gas or the lending component of SURE, among others.Do these loans go against Article 41 TEU which excludes ‘expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications' from being charged to the EU budget? The new instrument will provide loans to Member States to strengthen Europe's defence industry. The loans will not implement the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and do not constitute expenditure arising from CFSP operations having military or defence implications within the meaning of Article 41(2) TEU.These loans are provided on the basis of Article 122 TFEU, as financial assistance to Member States who are threatened with severe difficulties caused by exceptional occurrences related to the geopolitical situation.Is issuing EU Bonds under the new programme consistent with the EU as issuer of NGEU Green Bonds? There is no contradiction between the issuance of conventional EU bonds to finance Member States' expenditures (including defence spending), and with the issuance of dedicated NGEU Green Bonds. Sovereign issuers finance diverse spending needs – including climate transition and defence - through their capital market funding programmes.What matters most for investors is that they can be sure that the proceeds of NGEU Green Bonds are used exclusively for agreed climate transition purposes. The Commission is able to do this because there is an underlying pool of green expenditures linked to these green bonds, which allows the Commission to match NGEU GB issuance with validated climate transition related expenditure.NGEU Green Bonds will continue to be issued in line with the reported green expenditure from Member States under the well-established NextGenerationEU programmme. This will continue to include investors receiving annual allocation and impact reporting on the use of NGEU Green Bonds proceeds used to finance climate-transition relevant expenditures under the Member States' National Recovery Plans.National Escape Clause  What is the National Escape Clause (NEC) and where is the legal basis for the establishment of the NEC? The National Escape Clause allows a Member State to deviate from its net expenditure path as set by the Council in the context of its medium-term fiscal structural plan, in case of exceptional circumstances outside the control of the Member State's authorities and which have a major impact on its public finances. Such deviation should not endanger fiscal sustainability over the medium term.The legal basis for the activation of the National Escape Clause is Article 26 of the preventive arm Regulation, which is part of the new Economic Governance Framework.How does the NEC differ from the General Escape Clause? The National Escape Clause differs from the General Escape Clause in two main ways: First, the General Escape Clause is meant to address a severe economic downturn in the euro area or the EU as a whole, whereas the National Escape Clause is meant to address exceptional circumstances at Member State's level. Second, the General Escape Clause applies to the entire EU, whereas the National Escape Clause is applicable to individual Member States based on their request.In this particular case and given the size of the challenge for European security, the Commission invites Member States to coordinate their requests for triggering the National Escape Clause to the extent possible.What are the conditions for the NEC's activation? In general, for the activation of the national escape clause, three conditions have to be fulfilled: there are exceptional circumstances outside the control of a Member State; these exceptional circumstances have a major impact on the public finances of the Member State concerned; the deviation under the national escape clause does not endanger fiscal sustainability over the medium term.The Commission has to assess that the three conditions for the activation of the NEC are fulfilled for each Member State that requests its activation.What is the procedure for the NEC's activation? The procedure starts by a Member State requesting the activation of the NEC. Once it does so, the Commission assesses whether the aforesaid three conditions for the activation of the NEC are fulfilled. Based on this analysis, the Commission makes a recommendation to the Council for activating the NEC.The Council may then, within four weeks of the Commission recommendation, adopt a recommendation activating the NEC.This decision is taken by qualified majority voting. The Council should also specify a time limit for the activation of the NEC. At the end of that period, the Council may choose to extend the period of application of the NEC at the request of the Member State concerned, provided that the exceptional circumstances persist. An extension would cover an additional period of up to one year but can be granted more than once. When are Member States able to activate the NEC? As soon as a Member State requests the activation of the NEC, which it is free to do at any time, the Commission will swiftly undertake the assessment set out above and make a recommendation to the Council. The Council should decide within four weeks of the Commission recommendation to adopt a recommendation activating the NEC.What does the Commission mean by proposing to activate the national escape clause 'in a coordinated manner'? The national escape clause can only be invoked at the request of a Member State. In this particular context and given the extraordinary security challenges faced by the EU as a whole, the Commission is giving an upfront signal to all Member States to consider activating the NEC temporarily, in a controlled, targeted and coordinated manner.Given the extraordinary security challenge that Europe faces, the Commission invites Member States to make use of this possibility to boost their defence expenditure and drastically reinforce the EU's defence capabilities and increase investment in the defence industry, which also has a potential of reinforcing Europe's competitiveness and boosting jobs creation.Once the requests are received, the Commission would formally assess that the above three conditions for the activation of the national escape clause are met for each individual Member State. How can the €650 billion fiscal space, announced by the President, be achieved with the activation of the NEC? The EUR 650 billion fiscal space is an estimate. It is calculated upon an assumption that all EU Member States gradually and steadily increase their defence spending, reaching the maximum of 1.5% GDP by the end of the four-year NEC activation period.  If Member States boost their defence expenditure more rapidly, the total amount could be larger than EUR 650 bn. This can in particular be the case for Member States which take up the SAFE loans, due to their attractive financing terms.What is the timeframe for the application of the National Escape Clause? The flexibility under the national escape clause for defence expenditure would be available for four years, starting from 2025. Increases in defence expenditure would be calculated compared to the level of defence expenditure in 2021.Member States would have to prepare to sustain a structurally higher spending level after that four-year period. It should be done through a gradual re-prioritisation within their national budgets to safeguard fiscal sustainability.Does increasing defence spending under the NEC put debt sustainability at risk? The 1.5% GDP cap to the flexibility provided by the activation of the NEC is designed to ensure that fiscal sustainability is preserved. This is one of the conditions for the activation of the NEC and will be part of the Commission's assessment of Member States' requests. The assessment will be done for each individual Member State.  The Commission will closely monitor the implementation of the NEC to ensure that fiscal sustainability over the medium-term is preserved.What expenses are considered defence spending under the NEC? The flexibility under the NEC would cover the increase of total defence expenditure, including both investment and current expenditure. This will build on the entire statistical category of ‘Defence' in the classification of the functions of government (COFOG), while also considering the NATO definition. The COFOG category of ‘Defence' includes the purchase of military equipment and infrastructure, dual use goods and services when used by armed forces, expenditure on military personnel and their training, as well as military aid to Ukraine.The expenditure financed by loans provided by the new SAFE instrument will automatically benefit from the flexibility.COFOG data are based on national accounts principles and are therefore consistent with the other statistical data used in economic and fiscal surveillance (notably government deficit and expenditure).These data are collected by EUROSTAT. Member States will also have to include in their reporting to Eurostat expenditures made under the SAFE Instrument. Eurostat will continue to cooperate with the national statistical authorities to ensure the availability of the necessary data. Will loans from SAFE benefit from the NEC? How are they going to weigh on the public debt levels? The expenditure financed by loans provided by the new SAFE instrument will automatically benefit from the flexibility.These loans will increase public debt levels, but they would generally allow for interest savings due to the Union's very favourable credit rating compared to situations where Member States would have to ensure individual financing on the markets.More information -Joint press release on Commission presents ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 and the White Paper for European Defence - Readiness 2030

European Commission-Commission unveils the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 -Press release Mar 18, 2025 Brussels.

Today, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030. The Commission has also presented, as part of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, an ambitious defence package providing financial levers to EU Member States to drive an investment surge in defence capabilities.While the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 strengthens pan-European defence capabilities with new financial means, the White Paper frames a new approach to defence and identifies investment needs.Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The era of the peace dividend is long gone. The security architecture that we relied on can no longer be taken for granted. Europe is ready to step up. We must invest in defence, strengthen our capabilities, and take a proactive approach to security. We are taking decisive action, presenting a roadmap for 'Readiness 2030', with increased defence spending, important investments in European defence industrial capabilities. We must buy more European. Because that means strengthening the European defence technological and industrial base. That means stimulating innovation. And that means creating an EU-wide market for defence equipment.”These measures aim to respond to the short-term urgency of supporting Ukraine, but also to address the pressing long-term need to boost Europe's security and defence.White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030-As announced by President von der Leyen in the political guidelines, the last several years have exposed the chronic under investment and a lack of efficient spending in Europe's military capabilities. To frame the new approach and to identify Europe's investment needs, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.The White Paper presents solutions to close critical capability gaps and build a strong defence industrial base. It proposes ways for Member States to massively invest in defence, procure defence systems and build up the readiness of the European defence industry over the long run. This is essential for Europe's security.  Europe must invest in the security and defence of the continent, while continuing to support Ukraine to defend itself from Russia's aggression. To effectively address these challenges, the White Paper outlines a number of key lines of action:Closing capability gaps, with a focus on critical capabilities identified by Member States.Supporting the European defence industry through aggregated demand and increased collaborative procurement.Supporting Ukraine through increased military assistance and deeper integration of the European and Ukrainian defence industries.Deepening the EU-wide defence market including through simplifying regulations.Accelerating the transformation of defence through disruptive innovations such as AI and quantum technology.Enhancing European readiness for worst-case scenarios, by improving military mobility, stockpiling and strengthening external borders, notably the land border with Russia and Belarus.Strengthening partnership with like-minded countries around the world.ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030-As announced by President von der Leyen, the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 enables spending of over €800 billion, structured around the following pillars:Unleash the use of public funding in defence at national level-The Commission has invited Member States to activate the national escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact, which will provide them additional budgetary space to increase their defence spending, within the EU fiscal rules.To safeguard fiscal sustainability, the deviation will be limited to:Increase in defence expenditure only, taking as a starting point the statistical category ‘defence' in the classification of the functions of government (COFOGs); Up to a maximum of 1.5% of GDP for each year of activation of the national escape clause-For a period of four years. A new dedicated instrument for Security Action for Europe – SAFE:In light of the current exceptional circumstances, the Commission will raise up to €150 billion on the capital markets, drawing on its well-established unified funding approach to help EU Member States rapidly and substantially increase investments in Europe's defence capabilities. These funds will be disbursed to interested Member States upon demand, on the basis of national plans.The disbursements will take the form of competitively priced and attractively structured long-maturity loans, to be repaid by the beneficiary Member States. The loans will be backed by the EU budget's headroom. SAFE will allow Member States to immediately and massively scale up their defence investments through common procurement from the European defence industry, focusing on priority capabilities. This will contribute to ensuring interoperability, predictability, and reducing costs for a strong European defence industrial base. Ukraine and EFTA/EEA countries will be able to join common procurements, and it will be possible for buy from their industries.SAFE will also allow acceding countries, candidate countries, potential candidates and countries having signed a Security and Defence Partnerships with the EU to join common procurements and contribute to aggregated demand. They can also negotiate specific, mutually beneficial agreements on the participation of their respective industries  in such procurements.Leveraging on the EIB Group and Mobilising private capital by Accelerating the Savings and Investments Union-The ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 also relies on the European Investment Bank Group to widen the scope of its lending to defence and security projects, while safeguarding its financing capacity. On top of unlocking substantial funding, this will send a positive signal to the markets.Lastly, public investment alone will not be sufficient to fill the defence industry's investment needs, from start-ups to large established companies. For this, the Savings and Investments Union Strategy, adopted by the Commission today, will make it easier to mobilise private savings into more efficient capital markets and channel investments into critical sectors of the economy, such as defence, for those who wish to invest in them.Quote(s)-Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission-The era of the peace dividend is long gone. The security architecture that we relied on can no longer be taken for granted. Europe is ready to step up. We must invest in defence, strengthen our capabilities, and take a proactive approach to security. We are taking decisive action, presenting a roadmap for 'Readiness 2030', with increased defence spending, important investments in European defence industrial capabilities. We must buy more European. Because that means strengthening the European defence technological and industrial base. That means stimulating innovation. And that means creating an EU-wide market for defence equipment.Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission-What we invest in defence is how we value our defence. And for the past few decades, we haven’t put a high enough price on it. We must spend more. At the same time, the value we add by working together is priceless. It gives us a competitive advantage that is unrivalled anywhere in the world. In our White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030, we set out concrete ways to do this. Be it in our support for Ukraine, addressing our own capability gaps, or standing up for a world where might does not make right, we are always stronger together.This Defence package, comprising the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, marks a defining moment for our Union. Europe can no longer afford to be a bystander in its own security. We must take our defence into our own hands, reinforcing our commitments to collective security and standing firm against those who seek to challenge our sovereignty. This is not just about military strength — it is about our readiness, strategic autonomy, and the future of Europe as a global player.Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space-Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification-The world has changed, and Europe must change with it. Our security and prosperity are interlinked. ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 is our plan to strengthen both. Today, we are proposing to activate the national escape clause as a temporary, coordinated and targeted measure to boost defence investments at national and EU levels. EU countries will be facilitated to make the necessary investments in our defence capabilities and industry, spending more and better – together. This will also boost economic growth, drive innovation and create jobs, while ensuring fiscal sustainability. Europe will rise to this challenge.Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification.