NATO allies have reportedly agreed to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. One chart shows what a big ask that is.

Von 2035 an soll jedes Mitgliedsland jährlich fünf Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in die Verteidigung investieren. Eine riesige Herausforderung.

Britain and its NATO allies will increase defense spending by at much as 5% of GDP in the next decade, officials have announced.

NATO meets for its annual summit this week, and the U.S. is pushing for allies to sharply increase their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product.

Von 2035 an soll jedes Mitgliedsland jährlich fünf Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in die Verteidigung investieren. Eine riesige Herausforderung.

Die Zahl hätte noch vor wenigen Monaten als völlig absurd gegolten: Auf ihrem Gipfel will die Nato beschließen, dass die Mitglieder fünf Prozent ihres BIP für Verteidigung…

The summit in The Hague is set to be one of the shortest gatherings of NATO leaders in the past quarter-century

Germany has said it supports a higher defense spending target even though this could leave Europe's largest economy in fiscal hot water.

NATO allies have reportedly agreed to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. One chart shows what a big ask that is.

The announcement comes ahead of a two-day Nato summit in the Netherlands.

The increase was announced hours before a NATO meeting during which member countries are expected to agree to raise military spending to 5 percent of their G.D.P.

As Nato leaders meet to agree big increases in targets for defence spending, some of them haven't yet met the existing ones.

The spending target the military alliance just agreed on is unlikely to be met by all countries, but experts say some members are moving to bolster their defenses in case of a…

NATO members have been facing pressure, particularly from ally Washington, to more than double their defense spending target.

Die NATO hat sich darauf geeinigt, dass die Verteidigungsausgaben steigen sollen. Doch nicht alle legen die Vereinbarung gleich aus.

U.S. President Donald Trump has been exercising pressure for NATO allies to increase their defense spending across both of his terms in office.

The 32 leaders also said they were reaffirming their "ironclad commitment to collective defence".

The move will come into effect by 2035 and follows long-term pressure from President Trump.

Alliance to ‘reaffirm’ support for Ukraine and pledged ‘ironclad commitment to collective defence’ spelled out in the defence partnership’s article 5.

According to the declaration, NATO members "will include direct contributions towards Ukraine’s defense and its defense industry when calculating Allies’ defense spending"

The bloc agrees to boost spending to 5% of GDP, but Spain, Belgium and Slovakia say they will struggle to meet target.