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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 ...
As Trump Demands More Military Spending, NATO Reconsiders What Counts
The president has long pressed European allies to pay more for their own security. So they may redefine what qualifies as ...
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) ...
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% ...
Spain resists Trump’s push for 5% NATO defence spending target
Spain remains the final major obstacle to a NATO-wide agreement to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2032—a target ...
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 ...
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NATO’s ‘Creative Accounting’ Plan to Meet Trump’s Massive Spending Demands
European NATO members, facing President Trump’s intensified demand for defense spending to reach 5% of GDP, are reportedly ...
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Czechia signals backing for NATO’s 5% defence spending push
Czechia is ready to back a 5% of GDP defence target at June’s NATO summit, President Petr Pavel said. PRAGUE - Czechia is ...
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Italy expects Nato to raise defence spending target to between 3.5% and 5% of GDP
ROME - 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 in June ...
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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 ...
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Italy Expects NATO to Raise Defence Spending Target to Between 3.5% and 5% of GDP
Italy Expects NATO to Raise Defence Spending Target to Between 3.5% and 5% of GDP By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -NATO will raise the defence spending target for its member ...