DEFENCE SPENDING



German Defence Ministry opposed raising defence spending to 5% of GDP

... Trump’s proposal to raise defence spending in NATO to 5 percent ... require NATO members to increase defence spending to 5 percent of GDP ... Rutte, in turn, said that defence spending by member states should significantly ...

04.02.2025
Germany , Pistorius , NATO , defence spending

Scholz spoke out against Trump’s 5% NATO defence spending target

... Trump’s demand to increase defence spending by NATO members to 5 ...

13.01.2025
Germant , Scholz , NATO , Trump , defence spending

Media: NATO may increase defence spending to 3% of GDP

... Organisation (NATO) may increase the defence spending threshold for member countries from ... require raising the alliance’s defence spending goal to as much as ... preparing their members for the defence spending hike. Secretary General Mark Rutte ...

11.12.2024
NATO , GDP , defence spending

NATO: countries should bring their military spending closer to 3%

... exceed the defence spending target of 2 percent of GDP. Defence spending by a ... NATO countries to bring their defence spending to 4 percent of GDP ...

26.11.2024
NATO , defence spending

Expert: Poland’s military spending far above most NATO countries’

... main focus is on further defence spending hikes, strengthening the attack potential ... the Union State. Poland’s defence spending level is far above those ...

20.11.2024
poland , defence spending

Bloomberg: NATO’s eastern flank to increase defence spending to $70bn

... flank have ramped up their defence spending after the start of Russia ... leader in this indicator, its defence spending this year reaching 4.12 ... argue that an increase in defence spending means an increase in the ...

05.11.2024
NATO , defence spending

Media: Poland takes lead in defence spending growth in NATO

... is now the leader in defence spending growth among NATO members, TASS ...

21.03.2024
Poland , NATO , defence spending

Lithuania’s defence spending grew 5-fold in recent years

... 2024 budget envisages historically high defence spending of 2.75 percent of ...

13.03.2024
Lithuania , defence spending

German Defence Minister advocates increasing country’s military spending

... also said that NATO’s defence spending target of 2 percent of ...

02.02.2024
Germany , Pistorius , Ukraine , defence spending

Ex-German chancellor criticised country’s spending on armed forces

The German government should invest in infrastructure, education and construction rather than in the military due to the threat supposedly posed by the Russian Federation – as noted by former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, RIA Novosti reports citing the Suddeutsche Zeitung PHOTO: www.PIXABAY.com Gerhard Schröder sharply commented on the increase in government spending on the defence capabilities of the Bundeswehr (100bn Euros will be allocated for these purposes), “Do you seriously ...

17.10.2023
Germany , defence spending

Sweden to increase its military budget by $2.4bn in 2024

The Swedish government has confirmed that it has proposed to increase funding for the armed forces by more than 27bn Kronor (approximately $2.4bn), RIA Novosti reports photo: www.pixabay.com The press release published by the Swedish government reads, “The draft budget for 2024 proposes to increase funding for the armed forces by an additional SEK 700m, which, together with upward adjustments and previous decisions, will lead to an increase in funding of more than SEK 27bn between 2023 and ...

15.09.2023
Sweden , GDP , defence spending

Scholz said Germany would spend 2% of GDP on defence over the next decade

... states set the bar for defence spending at 2 percent of GDP ...

11.09.2023
Germany , defence spending , NATO

Poland said its defence spending had almost quadrupled in 8 years

... said that the country’s defence spending over the eight years of ...

30.08.2023
Poland , defence spending , weapons

Norway plans to raise defence spending to 2% of GDP by 2026

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said during a press conference that by 2026 the country will bring military spending to 2 percent of GDP, TASS reports photo: www.pixabay.com Jonas Gahr Støre stressed that the Norwegian authorities have a plan to start allocating at least 2 percent of GDP by 2026. “Our economy makes it more urgent to manage in line with percentage targets. <...> We need long-term planning and build up,” he said. Moreover, the Norwegian PM underlined that his ...

03.05.2023
Norway , NATO , defence spending

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