Lithuania and Estonia pledge to meet Donald Trump’s 5% target on defence spending

EU states to boost military plans as they deal with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Donald Trump will huff and he’ll puff, but if Europe’s leaders rise to its defence, their house will stand | Simon Tisdall

The EU is facing a torrid year ahead from enemies both within and without. But it is still far from a lost cause. Europe is in trouble. Multiple, long-simmering external and internal challenges are ...
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A look at Trump's NATO spending targets

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Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging
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German defence minister says new brigade in Lithuania is on track

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China's annual GDP growth meets target of 5% as stimulus measures kick in

China’s economy expanded by 5% year on year in 2024, with an upswing in the final quarter of the year, as a flurry of stimulus measures kicked in and helped meet Beijing’s growth target.
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Poland backs Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP

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Giorgia Meloni meets Donald Trump in flying visit to Mar-a-Lago

US president-elect praises Italian prime minister at Florida resort for ‘really taking Europe by storm’. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, made a flying visit to Donald Trump’s Florida golf ...
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Europe readies for scattergun defence-spend bonanza

Sickly economies and budgetary pressures likely to hit proposals and any increase will be thinly spread
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