NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set a decade ago, saying this was now too low because of new challenges.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on Alliance members to increase their defense spending beyond the shared target of 2% of GDP. This target, set 10 years ago, is now considered too low due to new challenges posed by Russia,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urges members to increase defence spending beyond the 2% GDP target due to emerging threats from Russia. While Portugal aims to meet its 2% goal by 2029, current commitments stand at 1.

At present, Spain does not meet the minimum threshold of 2% of the national GDP recommended by the alliance, let alone the 5% demanded by Trump. It remains the lowest spender among the 32 NATO members, with just 1.28%.

LISBON: Portugal on Monday (Jan 27) said it was ready to bring forward its planned increases on defence spending - among the lowest in NATO - to meet the defence alliance's two-per cent of GDP minimum before 2029.

LISBON (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the alliance members to step up their defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of GDP, which had been set a decade ago and is now considered too low, he told reporters on Monday while visiting Lisbon.

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