Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on Tuesday that Spain will meet NATO's 2% defense spending target this year, four years earlier than initially pledged. Speaking at the Moncloa Palace, the leader said the accelerated timeline reflects his government's commitment to national and...
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday met with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu at the Pentagon and called on the European country to hike defense spending, the Department of Defense said in a press release. Furthermore, Hegseth urged France to "take primary...
Italian Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti announced on Thursday that Rome is on track to reach the NATO defense spending 2% target this year. Speaking before the Budget Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate during a hearing on the 2025 Economic and Financial...
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Leader Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius shared on her X account on Wednesday that the Netherlands will invest over €1.1 billion in defense and security."We do this without passing the bill on to future generations. We cancel the cutbacks on childcare and...
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang criticized on Wednesday the United States' rising defense budget, stating that it exposes the country's "bellicose nature." Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump promised to deliver $1 trillion in defense spending next year.China hopes...
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney said on Monday he will push for increasing the country's defense spending to more than 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) if his party wins general elections set for April 28. "It's clear, military expenditures will be higher, higher than...
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday that his government will increase its defense spending from 1% of the GDP to over 2% in the next ten years, while investing 9 billion New Zealand dollars ($5 billion) into missiles, cyber security and drones."Global tensions are increasing...
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday that European Union leaders have agreed on a five-year timeline to develop full defense capabilities against a potential Russian threat.The deal, finalized during an EU summit in Brussels, reflects growing concern over US commitment to Europe's...
The German parliament passed on Tuesday the debt brake reform and €500 billion spending package championed by the prospective chancellor, German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz. 513 lawmakers voted in favor, including from the CDU, the Christian Social Union...
Germany's prospective next chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz clinched a deal with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Greens on a large spending package that would require reforming the country's debt brake, media reported on Friday. Merz has said...
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