Without the US security, I have to mobilize about 300,000 soldiers.
Additional defense expenses will be approximately 250 billion euros per year. This is stated in the report of the Institute of World Economy (IFW). He conducted his research along with Brussels's "Bruegel" consulting company.
The authors come from the fact that if the United States will stop supporting Europeans in defense, the EU will have to create an additional 50 brigades, buy at least 1.4 thousand new tanks and 2,000 armored companies.
This is more than the current presidences of German, British, Italian and French land troops together. In addition, the EU will have to produce about 2,000 long-term drones annually.
EU countries must provide defense expenditures to fundraising 3.5-4% of GDP to finance weapons purchases and new subdivisions.
Moreover, in this case, the German military budget will increase from 80 billion euros to 140 billion euros, which will meet 3.5% of GDP.
