The Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins on 1 January, has set security as the cross-cutting priority (see EUROPE B13542A22). In the economic and financial sphere, it therefore wishes to raise the question of the financing of security and defence, as the Polish finance minister, Andrzej Domański, recently indicated during a visit to Brussels (see EUROPE B13543A15).
According to the minister, “a common European solution” is needed to help the Member...