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NATO allies agree to higher 5% defense spending target
- NATO allies agreed at a summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025, to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP over the next decade.
- This decision follows years of pressure from President Donald Trump, who demanded that members pay a fairer share for collective defense.
- The agreement outlines 3.5% of GDP for core defense like troops and weapons, and 1.5% for broader security investments including infrastructure.
- Trump shared a private message from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in which Rutte praised Trump for accomplishing a feat that no U.S. president had managed in many years.
- While most allies support the spending increase, Spain rejected the 5% target, pledging only 2.1%, and Trump expressed frustration calling Spain's stance "unfair.
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The fact that he was a high representative of the EU and, therefore, head of Community diplomacy, fears the effect NATO's bet can have on many countries.
NATO member states have decided to increase defence spending to five percent of gross domestic product by 2035 at the latest. Moreover, at the summit in The Hague, Article 5, i.e. the commitment to support, was confirmed. Contrary to previous fears, US President Trump also expressed his approval in this regard.
The members of the military alliance committed themselves to spending 5% of their GDP on defence-related expenditure by 2035. They hope to have convinced the US president not to abandon his allies, but with the latter, nothing is ever certain.
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