Italy’s Senate Budget Committee approved a revised amendment to the 2026 Budget Law on December 19 that streamlines defense projects and allows civilian industries to convert to military production after the government froze contested pension reforms in a previous budget amendment.Defense Minister Guido Crosetto defended the measure as aligning with EU defense policies, while the Five Star Movement and Greens and Left Alliance accused the government of pursuing a war economy and criticized soaring rearmament spending.