US EditionDefence? Specialists Point to Portugal's Difficulty to Reach 5% of GDP
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"The commitment of 5% can have the same fate as the 2%, in which some allies meet the objective while others remain aqua m," says a member of NATO.
"In the case of Portugal and some other allies (particularly Spain or Italy) it will be difficult [to reach 5% of GDP], taking into account the internal policy and lack of consensus between the main political parties or current debt and budgetary deficit levels," said Jamie Shea, senior member of the Group of Reflection "Friends of Europe", in statements to the Lusa Agency. NATO's summit this week is held in the city of Haia, Netherlands, and NA…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has already announced that it will propose to allies to increase military spending to 5% of GDP: 3.5% for "purified expenditure" with defence
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