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Italy Says It Needs at Least 10 Years to Raise Defence Spending
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The request for more funds, the premier proposes graduality. Crosetto: "No agreement on 5% of GDP"
Italy is one of the countries in line with NATO in military spending together with Spain, and that both have already risen this year to 2% of GDP, but is willing to support the proposal of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to increase it to 5%. On one condition: it asks for more time. The government of Giorgia Meloni proposes to extend the deadline to 10 years, compared to the seven, in 2032, which are being proposed at this time. Continue readi…
Italy says it needs at least 10 years to raise defence spending
ROME - Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday said his country needs at least 10 years to raise defence spending and comply with new targets due to be agreed by NATO, adding that a deal on them could soon be reached. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Welcomed with a cordial “How are you, Mark?” (How are you, Mark?), between smiles and a couple of kisses, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte this morning at the Chigi Palace, the seat of the government’s presidency. The meeting lasted an hour, just over ten days after the crucial summit in The Hague (24-26 June), where the Atlantic Alliance, under pressure from the United States, will dictate the new…
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