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Posted on June 13, 2025
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The Dutch government backs NATO's 5% GDP defence spending target, with 3.5% for military and 1.5% for related measures, as announced by Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The Dutch caretaker government is in favour of increasing the country's defence spending to a total of 5% of gross domestic product, in line with a target set by NATO, Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Friday.
"The government supports the new NATO norm to spend 3.5% on defence and 1.5% on defence-related measures," Brekelmans said in a post on X.
"Given the increasing threats this is necessary to keep the Netherlands safe."
At a NATO summit this month in The Hague, alliance members are expected to agree to an overall military spending target of 5% of GDP, with 3.5% of GDP going to core military spending and another 1.5% for defence and security-related investments.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Writing by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Timothy Heritage and Gareth Jones)
The Dutch caretaker government supports increasing defense spending to 5% of GDP in line with NATO's target.
The proposal includes 3.5% of GDP for core military spending and an additional 1.5% for defense-related measures.
The government states that given the increasing threats, this spending is necessary to keep the Netherlands safe.
The NATO summit is taking place this month in The Hague.
The information was reported by Bart Meijer, with writing and editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten, Timothy Heritage, and Gareth Jones.
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