The decision was made in front of the NATO summit in Hague, which will take place on June 24-25. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that all the countries included in the Alliance agreed that the new goal for this organization would be 5 percent.
The provision regarding such a commitment is to be included in the final declaration of the summit.
Poland is already fulfilling this demand because we intend to spend at least 5 percent in 2026. Defense GDP. Lithuania and Estonia already have such a plan. Latvia wants to reach this level in 2028.
According to Reuters earlier, NATO states reached an agreement on raising the defense expenditure limit on Sunday, overcoming the opposition of Spain.
NATO's current goal regarding defense expenditure is 2 percent. GDP.
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