'We have to spend more': European leaders weigh in on defense spending across the continent
As heads of state arrive at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, CNBC speaks to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Lithuania Krišjānis Kariņš, President of Poland Andrzej Duda, ...
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Giorgia Meloni has used cold, hard cash to cut the number of illegal immigrants and refugees from North Africa by more than ...
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NATO’s Rutte: Trump ‘is right’ that Europe’s defense spending is a ‘problem’
DAVOS, Switzerland — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte admitted that U.S. President ... has unsuccessfully pushed NATO to be admitted to the group. When Rutte was Dutch prime minister, the Netherlands ...
NATO's Rutte calls for raising defence spending above 2% of GDP
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their ...
Can Trump force the hand of NATO allies to spend up to 5% of GDP on defense?
As President Trump looks to fix the issues that irk him the most, the issue of NATO defense spending — one of his perennial ...
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NATO's Rutte calls for raising defence spending above 2% of GDP
LISBON - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on the alliance ... due to new challenges posed by Russia. Rutte spoke in Lisbon alongside Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, who only reiterated ...
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Mark Rutte burdens NATO and U.S.
Mark Rutte, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, became the head of NATO following the retirement of Jens Stoltenberg.