NATO State Issues Warning over Ramping Up Defense Spending

EU nations risk “increased debt levels and unsustainable finances” if they raise defense spending too quickly, Danish Economy Minister Stephanie Lose warned as EU and NATO members are pushing to invest billions of euros in troops and weapons.

US can no longer serve as guarantor of Europe’s security , to increase military spending to 5% of their GDP

The United States can no longer serve as the guarantor of Europe's security, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Scholz calls for increasing military spending so that Europe would be an equal ally of US

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a significant increase in defense spending so that Europe would remain an equal ally of the US.

Mark Rutte "warned" EU countries of the need to increase military spending above the current 2% of GDP

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned EU countries of the need to increase military spending above the current 2% of GDP.

Trump does not rule out the use of military force to control Panama-Greenland

Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out military action for the US to regain control of the Panama Canal or bring Greenland under its control.

Trump wants NATO countries to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP — FT

US President-elect Donald Trump will require NATO member states to increase their defense spending to 5% of their GDP. According to the Financial Times, he conveyed this demand to a number of European officials through his representatives.

Rutte: NATO countries will spend more than 2% of GDP on defense, as Trump wanted

The countries of the North Atlantic Alliance will increase defense spending, exceeding 2% of GDP, as previously demanded by the elected President of the United States Donald Trump. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the European Political Community summit in Budapest.

Two-thirds of Europe’s defense spending goes to US contractors — Stoltenberg

 Two-thirds of Europe’s defense expenses go toward paying for new orders from US companies, with the value of the business reaching $140 billion over the last two years alone, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Poland pushes for making NATO members spend more

Polish President Andrzej Duda has revealed a major goal for his visit this week to Washington: persuading US leaders to back a higher spending requirement for NATO members to help intimidate Russia. 

Stoltenberg says assistance to Ukraine good opportunity to spend money

 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said assistance to Ukraine is a good opportunity for NATO member countries to spend their money.

German defence minister supports raising NATO spending goal

Germany’s defence minister says he is in favour of raising NATO’s military spending target as the war in Ukraine rumbles on.

NATO Needs To Increase Production, Replenish Stockpiles Of Weapons, Munition - Stoltenberg

NATO allies need to rapidly increase the production of weapons and ammunition and replenish their stockpiles, which will be discussed at the meeting of the defense ministers in February, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.

Stoltenberg urges NATO States to ramp up Defense Investment more than 2% of the GDP. Freedom isn't Free

 NATO member states should contribute more than the baseline 2% of their GDP to defense, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Sky news broadcaster on Wednesday.

Germany to ramp up military spending in major policy shift | Al Jazeera

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a major shift for Germany’s defence policy, has committed 100 billion euros ($113m) in military spending as he promised a revamp of the country’s armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Germany Will Make Sovereign Decision on Military Spending, Maas Says

Germany’s foreign minister rejected suggestions that Berlin could be browbeaten by US President Donald Trump into hiking military spending, saying that his country would make its own “sovereign” decisions.

Trump to NATO allies: Raise military spending to 4 percent of GDP

US President Donald Trump has told NATO countries to increase their defence spending to four percent of their gross domestic product, higher than the group's goal of two percent, a White House official said on Wednesday.

Bulgarian gov't proposes buying 150 armored vehicles, 16 military jets

The Bulgarian government here on Wednesday proposed the purchase of 150 armored vehicles and 16 fighter jets in a bid to modernize the national army.

Défense européenne: Paris et Berlin font bloc face aux Américains

Paris et Berlin ont vanté vendredi la relance du projet de défense européenne dont il sont les moteurs, un message destiné à des Etats-Unis inquiets d'une perte d'influence en Europe.

Estados Unidos sostiene que la defensa común es competencia única de la OTAN

El secretario de Defensa estadounidense, James Mattis, advirtió hoy de que la defensa colectiva es competencia exclusiva de la OTAN, tras la puesta en marcha en la Unión Europea (UE) de ciertas iniciativas de tipo militar.

Dialogue difficile à l'Otan sur l'Europe de la Défense

Les appréhensions américaines sur l'initiative de défense européenne et les tensions entre les Etats-Unis et la Turquie en Syrie jettent une ombre sur la réunion ministérielle de l'Otan qui s'est ouverte mercredi à Bruxelles, risquant de mettre à l'épreuve l'unité de l'Alliance.