"Unii se intreaba daca UE este atat de importanta pe cat vrea, la nivel mondial. Nu inca", a declarat Barroso. Pe plan economic, "anumiti politicieni nu sunt in favoarea unei abordari mai coordonate a politicilor economice", a subliniat presedintele CE. "Daca vrem sa consolidam baza noastra industriala, (...) avem nevoie de o coordonare economica mai puternica", a continuat el.
Barroso a aparat si moneda unica europeana, al carui curs a fost afectat in ultimele zile de ingrijorarile cu privire la situatia financiara a mai multor tari din zona euro.
Noua Comisie Europeana trebuie sa inceapa lucrul saptamana viitoare, punand astfel capat unei perioade de peste trei luni de letargie, noteaza France 24. Mandatul actualului executiv european a luat sfarsit pe 31 octombrie 2009.
Alegeri SUA
Alegeri Rusia
Pib-ul mondial (calculat de FMI in $) este 60.917 mld; USA 14.441 mld $; UE 18.388 mld $. Cheltuieli Militare 1.454 mld $ - 2.4% din pib-ul mondial. Cam jumatate din banii cheltuiti sunt americani; un sfert NATO si un sfert restul lumii.
[Global military expenditure in 2008 is estimated to have totalled $1464 billion. This represents an increase of 4 per cent in real terms compared to 2007, and of 45 per cent since 1999. Military expenditure comprised approximately 2.4 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008. All regions and subregions have seen significant increases since 1999, except for Western and Central Europe.
During the eight-year presidency of George W. Bush, US military expenditure increased to the highest level in real terms since World War II, mostly due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This increase has contributed to soaring budget deficits. The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have been funded primarily through emergency supplemental appropriations outside the regular budgetary process and have been financed through borrowing. The use of supplemental appropriations has raised concerns about transparency and congressional oversight. These conflicts will continue to require major budgetary resources in the near future, even supposing early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
In Western and Central Europe spending remained fairly flat in 2008, although some recent and prospective NATO members increased military spending substantially. In Eastern Europe, Russia continued to increase spending and is maintaining plans for further increases despite severe economic problems. ...]
List of countries by GDP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29
World Military Spending
http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending
Defense Spending & The Military Budget
http://www.borgenproject.org/Defense_Spending.ht