
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he is “absolutely satisfied” with the European Council’s resolution the previous day to spend more on defence.
At Monday’s European Council retreat in Brussels, the European Union’s 27 heads of government had agreed to do more to bolster their defence capabilities, declaring their openness to boosting spending.
Christodoulides said these decisions will “contribute decisively to achieving strategic autonomy and enhancing the EU’s geostrategic role