Europe urgently needs to rearm and member states must be given the fiscal space to carry out a surge in defence spending, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday after a meeting about support for Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that Europe must urgently rearm. She will propose a plan for this next week, informs The Guardian. Following a summit in London, von der Leyen said that European leaders had a productive and candid discussion about what is needed to put Ukraine in a position of strength.

The European Union must "urgently" rearm and help Ukraine turn into a "steel porcupine" that proves "indigestible for future invaders" like Russia, Ursula von der Leyen said at the conclusion of a high-stakes summit in London attended by 19 Western leaders.

Europe urgently needs to rearm and member states must be given the fiscal space to carry out a surge in defense spending, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday after a meeting about support for Ukraine.

Highlighting the need to bolster cooperation between new Delhi and Brussels in the areas of digital technology, Artificial Intelligence and defence, EU President Ursula von der Leyen termed India as a "pillar of certainty" for Europe in an "increasingly uncertain world".

Von der Leyen, accompanied by the EU College of Commissioners or senior political leaders of the bloc, began a high-profile two-day visit to India on Thursday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday referenced the ongoing unique celestial event to underline the strategic relationship between India and the European Union. Addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital today,

Von der Leyen is in India with 22 members of the 27-strong EU College of Commissioners for the first such visit to a non-European nation since she got a fresh mandate last year