How can NATO become more European?

How can NATO become more European?

US President Donald Trump has made it very clear to European countries that they can no longer rely on the US for their defense. That means Europe not only needs more money and time, but a new mindset, as one former NATO commander emphasizes.

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, participates on Thursday and Friday in his first meeting at the headquarters of the Atlantic Alliance in Brussels. On the menu of discussions between the allies, the "rebalancing" of funding and operational responsibilities.

Mark Rutte avoids criticizing Trump's imperialist cravings for Greenland: "I want us to focus on the issue we are dealing with, which is the defense of the Arctic."The government plans to reach 2% of defense spending "long before" in 2029 The commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence has become old for NATO members, who are already aiming for a new target for the June summit in The Hague. Pressed by Donald Trump, but also for the rearmament to wh…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this Thursday that the organization has a clear definition of what it considers to be spending on Defense, in full debate within the organization on metrics and when several allies seek to approach the 2% bar before the summit of leaders at the end of June in The Hague.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this Thursday that the organization has a clear definition of what it considers to be spending on Defense, in full debate within the organization on metrics and when several allies seek to approach the 2% bar before the summit of leaders at the end of June in The Hague.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted on Wednesday that the new Defence spending target agreed by the Alliance will be "slightly more" than 3% of GDP, although it has put into value the upward trend throughout the organisation including those countries that do not meet the 2% target to, "potentially", reach this bar before the Hague summit of the end of June.