US EditionWadephul on Defence budget: Germany follows USA with five percent target
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The US is demanding that all NATO countries spend five percent of their gross domestic product on defence in the future. In this country, this has not been considered feasible in the foreseeable future.
The model divides investment into two areas: the classic or hard one, which would require a three-and-a-half point disbursement, and a 'softer' second that would cover security-related areas Read
The countries of the military and political alliance have begun to draw up an agreement aimed at meeting the demands of the President of the United States and are close to consensus, advancing Bloomberg.
The United States demands that the 32 NATO countries spend at least 5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence, a very substantial increase that several countries consider to be out of reach.
The United States has made it clear that the goal of allocating 5% of GDP to defense is a "necessity" to ensure the security of NATO members in the face of current threats, while clarifying that…
Even though the US and NATO boss Mark Rutte are pushing for the defence effort to be further increased to 5 percent of GDP, the coalition partners sent Defence Minister Theo Francken (N-VA) packing when he presented this to the core cabinet. More than the catch-up to 2 percent is not in the cards.
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