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La spesa italiana per la difesa nel contesto europeo e NATO
[Italy's Defense Expenditure in the European and NATO frameworks]

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This article examines Italy’s defense spending within the evolving European and NATO security frameworks. First, it summarizes the main EU initiatives with direct implications for national budgets. Second, it presents defense expenditure trends in major European countries using the NATO classification. Third, it analyzes Italy’s defense spending in light of the national budget law and the multi-year defense programmatic document. Finally, it briefly presents several criticisms of the European rearmament plan in terms of its contribution to security and macroeconomic effects.

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  • Stamegna, Marco, 2026. "La spesa italiana per la difesa nel contesto europeo e NATO [Italy's Defense Expenditure in the European and NATO frameworks]," MPRA Paper 128635, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General

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