Are EU citizens on board with higher defence spending?

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Are EU citizens on board with higher defence spending?  European leaders seem to be failing to get the message across, as EU citizens rank defence only seventh out of 10 investment priorities.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/17/are-eu-citizens-on-board-with-higher-defence-spending  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Most EU citizens don't view defence as a top investment priority.

00:10A recent Eurobarometer poll showed EU citizens are not exactly eager to spend money on defence,

00:17despite growing warnings from NATO and the EU about the risk of future conflicts.

00:23Fewer than one in four people want the bloc to pour money into defence.

00:28In fact, defence infrastructure and capabilities rank only 7th out of 10 proposed areas of investment.

00:36However, public opinion across the bloc seems deeply fractured.

00:40Unsurprisingly, support is highest among Russia's close neighbours,

00:4550% in Estonia, 46% in both Finland and Lithuania,

00:50while backing is much lower in countries like Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Ireland,

00:57Slovenia and Hungary.

00:59Instead of defence, respondents point to areas like health and education as top priorities.

01:06These are followed by climate action and environment protection.

01:10Denmark is the most climate-concerned country before Malta and Italy.

01:15Job creation is the third most pressing issue across the bloc, followed by housing.

01:21On the other hand, amid growing pressure from mass travel,

01:25tourism received the least support for public investment.

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