Antena 3 CNN Politics President Iohannis, parliamentary parties sign political pact on increased budget for defence

President Iohannis, parliamentary parties sign political pact on increased budget for defence

President Iohannis, parliamentary parties sign political pact on increased budget for defence
13 Ian 2015   •   14:48

President Klaus Iohannis and the representatives of parliamentary parties have signed on Tuesday the national political agreement on increasing the financing of defence.

The following signed next to the President: Prime Minister Victor Ponta, as Social Democrat Party (PSD) Chair; Alina Gorghiu, Co-Chair of the National Liberal Party (PNL); Catalin Predoiu, Prime Vice Chair of PNL; Gabriel Oprea, Chair of the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR); Daniel Constantin, Chair of the Conservative Party (PC); Hunor Kelemen, Chair of the Hungarian Democrat Union of Romania (UDMR); Simona Man, Chair of the People's Party Dan Diaconescu (PPDD). The leader of the parliamentary group of ethnic minorities, Varujan Pambuccian, was not present.

All the signatories committed to follow in all their future actions on the national defence four goals, namely: increasing the financing of defence, so that it reaches 2 percent of the GDP in the 2017 national budget; preserving this level for the following ten years, until 2027, and increasing it if the resources allow it, based on the country's security needs and obligations; guaranteeing a nationwide political consensus on this pact, irrespective of the parties being in power or in the opposition; and supporting the multiannual planning of the defence budget, to guarantee the predictability of the army equipment policy, while developing cooperation projects involving the national defence industry and foreign companies. 'We thus guarantee the appropriate financial support of defence, as a vital condition for the proper operation of the Romanian Army, through supporting and developing equipment and training programmes,' the document signed on Tuesday reads.'

'We commit to the creation of a predictable and stable framework, so that further decisions on cutting the percentage of the GDP allocated to defence to less than 2 percent, which would negatively impact the operational capability,' the agreement also mentions. 

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