NATO's Rutte calls for raising defence spending above 2% of GDP
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their ...
Pentagon says US defense, NATO chiefs discuss need for more spending, lethality
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discussed the alliance in a call on Wednesday, including "building a stronger, more lethal NATO Alliance" and raising allied ...
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen seeks European support over Trump's Greenland bid
Frederiksen, who met on Tuesday with European leaders including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel ...
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Spain: Sanchez reaffirms commitment to reach 2% defense spending by 2029 in meeting with Rutte
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reaffirmed on Monday his "firm commitment" to achieving defense spending of 2% of GDP by ...
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Spain, Portugal double down on 2% defence target
MADRID, LISBON - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro reaffirmed their ...
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NATO's Rutte calls for raising defence spending above 2% of GDP
LISBON - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the alliance members ... Rutte spoke in Lisbon alongside Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, who only reiterated Portugal's pledge to meet its ...
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Rutte to meet Sánchez as Spain remains NATO’s worst spender
Rutte recently said members must reach 2% in the coming months, rather than years. MADRID - As Spain struggles to shake off Trump's criticism of its NATO spending, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is ...
Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister is on a tour of major European capitals as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain ...
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NATO’s Rutte: Trump ‘is right’ that Europe’s defense spending is a ‘problem’
DAVOS, Switzerland — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte admitted that U.S. President Donald ... has unsuccessfully pushed NATO to be admitted to the group. When Rutte was Dutch prime minister, the ...
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Long-time Netanyahu critic, Sigrid Kaag, named as new UN Middle East envoy
Sigrid Kaag, while serving as foreign minister, clashed with then Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte over his support for Israel. Sigrid Kaag, Dutch activist for Palestinian rights and nominee for ...
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Rutte urges NATO countries to increase defense spending
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on Alliance members to increase their defense spending beyond the shared target ...