Riscurile privind punerea în practică a acordului politic pentru apărare
The risks concerning the implementing of the political agreement on defence issues

Summary/Abstract: Given that Europe is facing the worst security crisis since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the issue of defence budgets has become an acute matter for NATO. The reassurance measures on the eastern flank of the Alliance, the terrorist threat, instability in the MENA region represent challenges for NATO members, which put significant pressure not only politically, but also on the budget. Romania was appreciated in January this year by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for the initiative of President Klaus Iohannis to conclude a political agreement signed by all parliamentary parties to support a minimum defence budget of 2% of GDP for the 2017- 2027 interval. There are however some dangers that may call into question the agreement and implicitly the start of the programmes of equipping the Romanian Armed Forces with modern technology. Apart from an inability to complete projects undertaken in the medium term, an increase in the deficit in the coming years, following the implementation of tax relaxation measures in 2015, is another risk. It adds to the election weight of the year 2016, as often at such times budge t funds are used for election-related projects, which may cause a delay in the promised supplementing of funding for defence.

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