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NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg Calls on Germany to Spend More on Military Services
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Jens Stoltenberg criticizes Germany for its low military spending
Source: REUTERS
Stoltenberg criticized shortly before the Allied summit, military spending in Germany: "1.5% is not two percent." He is on the side of Donald Trump.
V or the NATO summit next week, the Secretary General of the Alliance of Germany demands significantly higher military spending. Although Jens Stoltenberg hailed the fact that the federal government wants to increase the military budget in the medium term. "But I expect Germany to do even more," he told Bild am Sonntag.
Stoltenberg reminded the NATO summit on July 11 and 12 in Brussels that Germany was like all members of NATO. it is committed to increasing its military spending to 2% of Gross Domestic Product. Chancellor Angela Merkel currently holds only 1.5% by 2024.
"1.5% is not two percent," said Stoltenberg. He badumes that Germany will continue to aim for two percent. "Especially that Germany alone because of its economic size has a very important role."
Stoltenberg Defended Trump
Stoltenberg was worried that US President Donald Trump could fundamentally challenge the military alliance. "President Trump has made it clear that he is a supporter of NATO," said Stoltenberg. "More importantly, the actions say more than words." Since Trump became president, funding for the US military presence in Europe has increased by 40%. "
However, the transatlantic volume is" not natural, "he said. It should be re-established every day, both by political leaders and by all the peoples of Europe and North America.
If Germany wanted to reach the 2% target in six years, defense spending should rise to 42.9 billion euros. (Project 2019) According to estimates, due to the expected evolution of GDP to nearly 80 billion euros.
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