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NATO boss urges Germany to spend more on its military
"For me it's decisive that the US and Germany agree that we have to invest more in our security," the former Norwegian prime minister told German business daily Handelsblatt. A long-simmering row over NATO spending exploded into the open with the election of US President Donald Trump, who complains that allies are taking advantage of American protection. Heads of state in the alliance agreed in 2014 to aim to raise defence spending to 2.0 percent of GDP within a decade. Increased defence spending has become just another political football as general elections approach in September, dividing the governing left-right coalition in Berlin. MUST READ: Is the German military capable of defending Europe?
Source: The Local April 04, 2017 10:30 UTC
