YLE: Orpo wouldn’t rule out common debt as way to strengthen EU defence

PRIME MINISTER Petteri Orpo (NCP) has revealed that he is personally not opposed to the idea of funding defence acquisitions with common EU debt.

Orpo on Saturday stated on YLE Ykkösaamu that he will not “rule out the possibility” of joint borrowing to strengthen defence capabilities as long as the funds are spent in areas responsible for defending Europe – in Finland, the Baltics and Eastern Europe, rather than in Western or Southern Europe.