European countries will need to invest at least 60,000 million sterling pounds if they want to complete their “Battle map“Quickly, according to the figures shared by the British newspaper, which explains that so that the troops can move quickly still need railway, maritime and aerial runners.
One of the obstacles has been The lack of investment of the capitals from Central and Eastern Europe, which have not shown too much interest in paying money to reinforce their bridges and that, among other factors, they can travel heavy armored.
Although it is true that infrastructure From Western Europe it was improved during the Cold War to allow the weight of 60 -ton NATO tanks, Eastern Europe could not do the same, so it had to accommodate its roads for the lightest Soviet tanks.
The European Commission, meanwhile, has invested about 4,000 million pounds sterling for its Batle Map project, which should have ended in 2018. Despite this, There are still at least 500 projects that need urgent and fast help.
The figure of 60,000 million pounds sterling was announced by the EU Defense and Space Commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, which defended the need to build and reinforce NATO infrastructure. “We need to develop this infrastructure according to NATO planning. Then we also have to see the need to establish a very effective defense or protection of these strategically important infrastructure points, and in addition to that, we have to study the legal requirements, “said former Lithuanian prime minister to Euronews.
