Rising defence spending has yet to deliver a faster industrial ramp-up
National parliaments should cut regulations holding back the continent’s defence ramp-up, senior officials from NATO and the European Union said at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday, noting that production remains slow.
“You can really help us get rid of any obstacles when it comes to increased defence production, but also when it comes to defence industrial cooperation,” NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska told lawmakers.
The comments came during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly session in Vilnius, which brings together almost 300 lawmakers from NATO countries to discuss security and defence-related issues.
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