Ponta calls on Parliament to increase defence budget

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday called on the Parliament to support an annual increase in the defence budget by 0.2 percent of gross domestic product in 2015, 2016 and 2017 so that it might reach 2 percent of GDP.In an address to the Romanian legislature on the 10th anniversary of Romania's joining NATO, Ponta said it is a festive moment and also a time to assume responsibilities.'When we speak of assuming ...

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