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Europe and Canada boosted defence spending 20% in 2024, NATO says

Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada was 20% higher in 2024 than the previous year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday, ahead of a meeting in which they are likely to come under renewed U.

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Mark Carney commits to 2% NATO defence spending benchmark by 2030

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney says if he becomes prime minister, he would meet the NATO defence spending benchmark two years ahead of the Trudeau government's official target. But to hit that target,

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NATO's Defence Spending Surge: A 20% Leap in 2024

In 2024, defence spending among NATO's European members and Canada rose by 20%. This increase reflects the pressure from the U.S. to boost military budgets, especially after Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion.

Reuters · 1d

EU eyes tweak to fiscal rules to allow more defence spending

European Union governments are considering a wider definition of what is defence investment to allow for more government spending that would not trigger punitive EU action for excessive borrowing under the bloc's fiscal rules,

cbc.ca on MSN · 3d

Canada 'examining how to accelerate' defence spending, Anand says

Speaking in Halifax, Transport Minister Anita Anand says the federal government is looking at ways to speed up defence spending to reach the NATO target of two percent of GDP before 2032.

Once a 'crass mathematical calculation,' NATO's spending target is now an article of faith for Liberals

NATO's two per cent defence spending target, derided only last summer by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was feverishly ...

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Two NATO Allies Commit to 5% Defense Spending Amid Trump Pressure: Report

Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, ...

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European Leaders Mull New Defense Reality As Trump’s Return Signals End To Unrequited Military Aid

The European Union(EU) nations met on Monday to chart a plan to bolster their defenses as President Donald Trump's return to the White House may be the final nail in the coffin for unconditional U.S.

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Freeland announces she'd meet NATO spending benchmark by 2027

Chrystia Freeland is unveiling what is perhaps the most ambitious plan among Liberal leadership contenders for Canada to hit ...

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NATO Ally Backs Trump's Defense Spending Demands: 'You Can Never Feel Safe'

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has declared that any effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine must fully involve Kyiv.

Europe must up its military spending. How much may depend on Russia – and Trump

Like traders in a souk, politicians keep tossing out new spending targets: 2%, 3% or even 5%. The decisive factor, however, ...

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Europe and Canada increased defence spending by 20% in 2024, NATO says

Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada rose by 20% in 2024, compared to the previous year, NATO Secretary ...

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