Sections

'Among few in NATO under 2%, a problem' says Crosetto

Italy defence spending falling, others' rising

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 18 - Italy is one of the few NATO members not to have increased defence spending to 2% of GDP as called for by NATO, and this is a problem, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Friday.
    "The 2% of GDP in defense is a fact acquired by all nations in NATO and we are among the few that have not yet reached it: this is both a political issue, because we are committed to reaching it, but also a problem for Italian defense, because in a period like this you do not invest in defense only because you are part of an alliance, but because defense and deterrence are necessary to guarantee a democratic future, also for our nation", he said in Brussels.
    Crosetto said that at the moment, the trajectory of military spending in the 2025 budget is decreasing. (ANSA).
   

Leggi l'articolo completo su ANSA.it