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Merkel: more funds to Armed Forces

Berlin, Germany - German military expense is less than many European Countries'

German Armed Forces need more funds to face assignments, mostly for what concerns international missions. Chancellor Angela Merkel said so in an interview on "Die Zeit", specifying that Germany currently registers a military expense that is lower than such Countries as Finland, Norway, Holland, Italy, France and Great Britain. Defense Minister, Franz Josef Jung, also demands the "Necessary financial...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 148361
Rome, Italy, 09/07/2006 16:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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