United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) administrator Alexander De Croo said on Thursday that the European Union's long-term budget can balance defence and aid spending to ensure that Europe's neighbourhoods are safe, as they are "two sides of the same coin."
"We see more military spending, and we totally understand that in the current circumstances," he said. "But if you want that military spending to be as effective as possible, you will also have to invest in preventing that conflict from arising."
