Nato, GDP and Trump

Poland backs Donald Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP
Warsaw is backing Donald Trump’s demand for Nato countries to spend 5 per cent of GDP on defence even if it will take 10 years for the alliance’s laggards to reach the target, says the Polish defence minister.
Poland: NATO countries won’t hit 5% defense spending target for 10 years
Poland supports the demand of elected President Donald Trump for NATO countries to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP. However, Warsaw believes this will only happen in 10 years, states Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with the Financial Times.
Europe is divided over Trump's call for NATO members to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
Ralf Stegner, a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party, called Trump's comments "delusional and truly insane." Poland has backed Trump's demand.
Poland backs Trump push for NATO to boost defense spending to 5 percent of GDP
Poland is backing Donald Trump’s call to NATO countries to spend 5 percent of their GDP on defense. Trump’s call for alliance members to more than double the target for defense budgets has prompted a mixed reaction among Europe’s cash-strapped governments.
Rutte Says NATO Must Spend Smarter on Defence or Face Bill of 3.7% of GDP
NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday the alliance's military capability targets may require members to spend as much as 3.7% of GDP on defence but this figure could be reduced with innovation and joint procurement.
European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easy
The defense ministers of Europe's five top military spenders said Monday they want to continue increasing their investments in defense but described meeting President-elect Donald Trump's challenge for them to raise spending to 5% of their overall economic output as complicated.
Scholz rejects Trump's 5% NATO spending demand as far too costly
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday dismissed incoming US president Donald Trump's demands that Germany and other NATO allies spend at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. "Five percent would be over €200 billion ($204 billion) per year,
Trump's 5% NATO defense push dubbed 'imperial tax' by Spain
Donald Trump, the President-elect of the USA, has suggested that NATO countries allocate 5% of their GDP to defense spending. The Spanish newspaper "La Vanguardia" describes this proposal as an "imperial tax" and argues that it aims to boost American arms sales.
NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables ...
NATO takes control from US of air defenses in Poland crucial to supporting Ukraine days before Trump takes office
NATO has taken over air defenses in Poland from the US just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, ...
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US cedes leadership of allied air defense mission in Poland to NATO
NATO’s new role as the command hub for air defense in Poland is the latest push to have the alliance shoulder more ...
Biggest NATO Allies in Europe Will Swiftly Implement New Targets, Berlin Says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, Poland, Britain, France and Italy will implement NATO's new targets for weapons and troop numbers ...
NATO takes over key asset before start of Trump term
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Germany: Trump's 5% NATO demand too costly, Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has insisted that he is committed to NATO spending, but he says Donald Trump's demands are too high. One other NATO member, however, has welcomed the incoming US ...
Biggest European allies to swiftly implement new NATO targets, Berlin says
Germany, Poland, Britain, France and Italy will implement as swiftly as possible new NATO targets for weapons and troop ...
Defence ministers of five NATO countries hold talks in Warsaw on aid to Ukraine
The meeting of the defence ministers from the EU's largest countries together with the deputy defence minister of Great ...