At least 53% of Italians, 47% of Germans, and 35% of French do not want the defense expenditures to grow.  At the same time, 44% of French, 36% of Germans and 31% of Italians are in favor of the increase, an IFOP poll for Sputnik showed.

The survey was carried out on April 21-25 among 2,302 respondents, aged 18 and older.