NATO leaders to debate proposed hike to defence spending – Nationwide

NATO leaders to debate proposed hike to defence spending – Nationwide

NATO leaders are meeting to debate whether to more than double the alliance’s defence spending target. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the leaders around the table at the annual leaders’ summit in The Hague, where a proposal is being discussed to increase the target to five per cent of annual GDP, up from the … Read more

Spain rejects proposed defence spending hike forward of NATO summit – Nationwide

Spain rejects proposed defence spending hike forward of NATO summit – Nationwide

The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defence investment pledge demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump and his NATO counterparts are meeting for two days in the Netherlands from next Tuesday. He … Read more