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Budget for NATO, Rama: We will not fill warehouses with all kinds of goods that we will not even use!

2025-05-17 10:38:01Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Edi Rama

Prime Minister Edi Rama has commented on President Donald Trump's proposal to ask NATO members to dedicate 5% of GDP to defense.

Rama stated that Albania cannot have an army with everything, including nuclear weapons, while adding, "we will not fill warehouses with all kinds of goods that we will not even use."

"A few weeks ago I had a conversation with the CEO of one of the largest arms manufacturing companies in the world and he told me 'I visited a country that has bought endless amounts of weapons and that they still have them unopened, they haven't put them into operation'. On paper it results as sufficient spending for the army but it is not a strengthening of defense. We must be realistic and understand how we will increase capacities, not just the budget", declared the head of government.

Edi Rama: Seeing that the general spirit is now to increase budgets, companies from all over Europe are coming to us, we have this to sell, we have that to sell, buy cars from us, buy bicycles, it is something that shows that the issue is not how much money we make available but how to use that money with what efficiency and how this money completes the general panorama of all European countries.

France is a unique case that has an army from A to Z and can do everything itself, but Albania cannot have such an army and like Albania there are many other countries that cannot have an army that has everything up to nuclear weapons. We must be complementary in the general context, we need a well-thought-out plan with clear procedures for everyone and guarantees of efficiency in the money that is invested.

If this becomes a story that puts money in the budget and spends it and records what we spent, then we will have warehouses full of all kinds of goods that we will not even use. A few weeks ago I had a conversation with the CEO of one of the largest arms manufacturing companies in the world and he told me 'I visited a country that has bought endless amounts of weapons and they still have them unopened, they have not put them into operation'. On paper it results in sufficient spending for the army but it is not a strengthening of defense. We need to be realistic and understand how we will increase capacities, not just the budget.

How will we have a more efficient, more ready, more complete European defense system and not how will we have military spending in blocks to buy equipment. Europe cannot turn into a territory where only weapons are talked about and only war is thought of. There are many other things that we will take into account. When it comes to Europe, there are two territories to protect, the physical and the state.


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