Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'Rearming: Who pays for this?'
Sánchez says that more can be spent on defense without spending less on other things, because he has money from the European Union, which has also not explained where the money will come from. And the problem with rearming is that it's never fully rearmed.
Up to four commuter train lines were affected this morning. Electrification problems occurred between Granada and St. Sadurní de Anoia, and incidents occurred in the facilities between the stations of Tarragona, Reus, and Cambrils. In Cabrera de Mar, passengers were forced off the train and onto another due to a problem with the train doors. The damage that the State has done to Catalonia First with disinvestment and now with the limited capacity to anticipate and prioritize the solution to problems, it is incalculable.
But while the day has started as usual in Catalonia, in Moncloa the day is special. This is thePedro Sánchez's agenda today:
He has nine meetings between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. He started with Feijóo and will then continue with Rufián and Nogueras and all the groups in Congress, except Vox, which he hasn't invited. Bildu is attending, and it's the first time anyone from Bildu has set foot in the Moncloa Palace for an official meeting. Sánchez welcomes all of them. He wants to explain to them that he wants to increase military spending..
In fact, yesterday, Sánchez confirmed that he wants Spain to spend 2% of GDP on defense. Sooner or later, one of these decisions will come up for a vote in Congress, and given the seriousness of the issue, Sánchez may aspire to the support of the People's Party (PP).
Sánchez says that more can be spent on defense without spending less on the rest, because he has money from the European Union, which has also not explained where the money will come from. And the problem with rearming is that one is never fully rearmed, and the arms race is unstoppable, as we saw during the decades of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Today, of every 100 euros spent worldwide on defense, almost 4 are spent by the United States. And they don't feel sufficiently secure. If what it's about is Europe deterring Russia, which is far superior in nuclear weapons, we'll never get there.
This is without counting the consequences of an arms race, with long and profound political, social, and psychological implications. To whom will we give the new weapons? Will NATO exist as it has until now, or to what extent can we count on the United States? Will European armies be grouped into a single multinational force? Will we create a European army? Armies formed with what troops? Professional immigrants? With our children, men and women? Will we return to the days of compulsory military service? I mean, when it comes to preparing for war to make the other person think twice before attacking you, you know how it starts, but not how it ends.
Good morning.
