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Some EU countries want a second mega defense spending program, Ursula von der Leyen said at our #POLITICO28 Gala. The bloc's loans-for-weapons plan is "so oversubscribed ... that some [member states] are calling for a second SAFE instrument." 📽️ Full interview:

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