Defence Minister Open to Long-Term NATO Spending Target Increase

The Czech Republic could spend five percent of its GDP on defense by 2032 at the latest. After President Petr Pavlov, Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) also described this goal. The President already stated on Wednesday that the Czech Republic would support the five percent commitment if the Alliance member states agreed on its necessity. The Prime Minister has now said that the positions of leading constitutional officials are unified ahead of th…

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Defence minister open to long-term NATO spending target increase

On Wednesday, Belgian Defence minister Theo Francken said he was open to a long-term increase in NATO's spending target, even up to five per cent...

Minister of Defence Theo Francken (N-VA) calls for not necessarily saying no to raising the NATO standard, even if that would mean raising it to 5 percent of GDP. He himself does not want to spend more in the next four years, but in defining the new NATO standard, he believes a lot will depend on what should fall under broader security spending.