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Leonardo CEO sees European 'change of mindset' on defence

Published 23/02/2023, 16:39
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo gestures as he speaks to reporters at the foreign press association in Rome, Italy, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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ROME (Reuters) - European countries have become far more ready to invest in defence and security in the wake of the war in Ukraine, the head of Italy's defence and aerospace group Leonardo said on Thursday.

"There is a very clear change of mindset, at least in Europe, on defence, which is incredibly important," CEO Alessandro Profumo said in a video interview with the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo gestures as he speaks to reporters at the foreign press association in Rome, Italy, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

He noted that while "some years ago" defence spending met with social and political resistance, now "all European countries" are committed to the NATO target of spending at least 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence.

On Tuesday, Leonardo's shares jumped after an Italian newspaper reported that Rome's government could expand military aid to Ukraine with the supply of fighter jets, but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ruled it out for the moment.

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