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Trump's 5% NATO spend target ‘very, very difficult' to meet, Greek PM says
Greece itself spent nearly 3.1% of its GDP on defense last year, NATO estimates. Athens has been consistently exceeding the 2 ...
Italy expects NATO to raise defence spending target to between 3.5% and 5% of GDP
NATO will raise the defence spending target for its member nations to between 3.5% and 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) ...
U.S. ambassador presses NATO for plan toward 5% defense spending goal
NATO leaders are expected to approve an updated spending target at the summit. One proposal under consideration involves ...
US Wants Clear NATO Plan to Boost Defense Budgets, Whitaker Says
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said the alliance needs to present clear steps to meet a defense spending target of 5% ...
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NATO's Strategic Shift: Italy's Defence Spending Dilemma
NATO plans to increase its defense spending target for member nations to 3.5%-5% of GDP. Italy faces challenges in meeting ...
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Baltics call for NATO members to spend 5% of GDP defense
NATO's members should aim to spend 5 percent of their GDP on defense in the coming years, ministers from Estonia, Latvia and ...
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United States expects NATO allies to provide clear plan to increase defense spending
The United States expects its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to provide a clear plan to increase ...
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Romania, Bulgaria Must Increase Defense Spending to Strengthen NATO’s Critical Southeastern Flank
Romania and Bulgaria need to increase defense spending beyond 2% of GDP to strengthen NATO's southeastern flank amid ...
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Italy expects NATO to raise defence spending target to between 3.5% and 5% of GDP
ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - NATO will raise the defence spending target for its member nations to between 3.5% and 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% at the next alliance summit ...
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Is NATO set to agree spending 5% of GDP on defence? Not quite
NATO countries look on course to agree a deal on ramping up their defence spending target at a summit in The Hague next month in a bid to satisfy US ...
Spain left as sole major holdout on Nato’s 5% defence spending goal
Spain has long been a laggard on defence spending. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez only said this month that Spain would meet Nato’s current 2 per cent spending target this year, as he unveiled a €10bn ...