NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set a decade ago, saying this was now too low because of new challenges.

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NATO's Rutte calls for raising defence spending above 2% of GDP

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LISBON: Portugal on Monday (Jan 27) said it was ready to bring forward its planned increases on defence spending - among the lowest in NATO - to meet the defence alliance's two-per cent of GDP minimum before 2029. But neighbouring Spain, bottom of the pile of NATO members' defence spending as a proportion

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At a press conference at the headquarters of the PCP in Lisbon, Paulo Raimundo criticized, on behalf of the communists, the objectives of Mark Rutte's arrival, considering that it is included “in a process of pressure and blackmail to increase military spending and the promotion of warmongering drift”. “It must be borne in mind that Mark Rutte, who behaves like an authentic chargé d'affaires of the military-industrial complex, is the same one wh…

Em conferência de imprensa na sede do PCP, em Lisboa, Paulo Raimundo criticou, em nome dos comunistas, os objetivos desta vinda de Mark Rutte por considerar que está incluída "num processo de pressão e chantagem para o aumento dos gastos militares e a promoção da deriva belicista".   "É preciso ter presente que Mark Rutte, que se comporta como um autêntico encarregado de negócios do complexo militar industrial, é o mesmo que publicamente defende…

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PCP criticizes the visit of Mark Rutte, “in charge of business” of arms

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that he had the first telephone conversation with the new United States Secretary of Defense Pete Gegsett. He wrote about this on his Twitter. “Great first call with Pete Gegset! To deter and defend, we must stay strong, united and ready — and that's what NATO does every day. I look forward to working with you to further increase defense spending and defense production for a strong alliance,” said the NATO …

Генеральный секретарь Североатлантического альянса Марк Рютте заявил, что провел первый телефонный разговор с новым министром обороны Соединенных Штатов Америки Питом Гегсетом. Об этом он написал в своем Twitter. "Замечательный первый звонок с Питом Гегсетом! Чтобы сдерживать и защищаться, мы должны оставаться сильными, объединенными и готовыми - и именно это НАТО делает каждый день. С нетерпением жду сотрудничества с вами для дальнейшего увелич…

Рютте провел первый телефонный разговор с новым главой Пентагона

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Rutte had his first telephone conversation with the new head of the Pentagon

'We know that the goal of 2%, now set a decade ago, will not be enough to meet the challenges of tomorrow,' says Rutte - Anadolu Ajansı

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NATO chief urges increase in defense spending above 2%, citing escalating Russian threats

In the midst of debate – and controversy – about the increase in defense spending by NATO members, the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, came to Spain yesterday to tell the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, that 2% of the GDP he committed himself to is no longer enough, warning him of “the urgent need to invest more”. And it is not, as he explained, because of the global instability and threats that plague Europe …

En pleno debate –y polémica– por el aumento del gasto en Defensa por parte de los miembros de la OTAN, el secretario general de la Alianza Atlántica, Mark Rutte, llegó ayer a España para decirle al presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, que el 2% del PIB al que se comprometió ya no es suficiente, avisándole de «la urgente necesidad de invertir más». Y no lo es, tal y como explicó, por la inestabilidad mundial y las amenazas que asolan a Europa …

Consejo de Ministros: el atajo de Sánchez para subir el gasto militar sin los socios

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Luís Montenegro met with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, and promised that the 2% defense target will be reached by 2029. Still, BE takes the blame for the dismissal controversy

Luís Montenegro encontrou-se com o secretário-geral da NATO, Mark Rutte, e prometeu que a meta dos 2% para a defesa será atingido até 2029. Ainda, BE assume culpa na polémica dos despedimentos

15h. Governo disponível para antecipar os 2% do PIB na defesa

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15h. Government available to anticipate 2% of GDP in defense

The President of the Government reiterates the “firm commitment” to reach 2% of GDP in military spending in 2029

El presidente del Gobierno reitera el “firme compromiso” de llegar en 2029 al 2% del PIB en gasto militar

El secretario general de la OTAN advierte a Sánchez de la “urgente necesidad de invertir más en defensa ahora”

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NATO Secretary General Warns Sánchez of “Urgent Need to Invest More in Defense Now”

Portugal will have to spend (in low numbers) about 3 billion more per year on National Defense. Thus, the Portuguese Minister of National Defense and Prime Minister are required to react to this position, as well as to create a proposal for the country's adaptation to these goals

Portugal terá que gastar (em números por baixo) cerca de mais 3 mil milhões por ano com a Defesa Nacional. Desta forma, exige-se ao Ministro da Defesa Nacional e ao Primeiro-ministro português uma reação a esta posição, bem como a criação de uma proposta para a adaptação do país a estas metas

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