Slovenia approves defence fund to 2026
After debating the issue since July, last month the Defence Committee of the Slovenian National Assembly approved a €780 million ($917 million) fund to improve and modernise the armed forces from 2021 to 2026.
The government stated that this budget will be used to provide the most urgent investments in terms of equipment, armaments and infrastructure to ensure basic conditions for long-term solutions and further successful implementations.
‘A functioning and well-equipped defence and security system is a key condition for exercising the sovereignty of each country,’ it noted in a press release, adding that investing in personal soldier equipment will
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