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Allies agree NATO’s 2025 common-funded budgets17 Dec. 2024 . The Civil Budget for 2025 is set at EUR 483.3 million, and the Military Budget at EUR 2.37 billion, representing a 10% and 9% increase respectively over 2024. These common-funded budgets are distinct from the defence spending often discussed in the NATO | News |
NATO Secretary General meets Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajić16 Dec. 2024 and Bulgaria, its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo and training mission in Iraq. He also praised Montenegro's commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence this year | News |
Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko Spajić16 Dec. 2024 . You contribute to building more effective and inclusive security forces in Iraq, and I welcome your commitment to spend 2% on defence this year. Today, of course, we discussed many issues. We are both worried about the situation in Ukraine, and we | Opinion |
NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Montenegro13 Dec. 2024 to NATO’s military presence in Latvia and Bulgaria, its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo and training mission in Iraq. He also praised Montenegro's commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence this year. | Pressrelease |
“To Prevent War, NATO Must Spend More” - Speech by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Concert Noble, Brussels12 Dec. 2024 not at peace either. *** I want to be clear: There is no imminent military threat to our 32 Allies. Because NATO has been transforming to keep us safe. Defence spending has gone up. Innovation has accelerated. We have more forces at higher | Opinion |
NATO Secretary General calls on Allies to increase defence spending: to prevent war, NATO must spend more12 Dec. 2024 defence spending: to prevent war, NATO must spend more 12 Dec. 2024 - | Last updated: 12 Dec. 2024 12:01 | News |
“To Prevent War, NATO Must Spend More”: a Conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte11 Dec. 2024 Newsroom NATO Secretary General calls on Allies to increase defence spending: to prevent war, NATO must spend more | Pressrelease |
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović04 Dec. 2024 training mission in Iraq. I welcome that Montenegro spends 2% of GDP on defence. Of course, I count on all Allies to take the tough decisions, dig deep, and spend much more on defence. This is essential, I believe, to keep our people safe, now | Opinion |
Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the second day of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels04 Dec. 2024 you Secretary General, Andrew Gray from Reuters. On defence spending, President elect Trump said in August that he would insist that every NATO Ally spend at least 3% of GDP on defence. He called 2% the steal of the century. You visited President elect | Opinion |
Pre-ministerial press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels on 3 and 4 December03 Dec. 2024 was the one ramping up defence spending when he was president, and I again thanked him for that, because that was crucial. But we need to do more. It will not be enough to stick at the 2% because longer term, that means that our deterrence is not strong enough | Opinion |
