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Greece secures €500 million in defence and benefits

The country's defence spending is expected to increase from 2.2% of GDP in 2024 to 2.3% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026 - Why the Ecofin decision is a "strategic victory"

Meloni proposes military involvement in controversial €13.5B Sicily bridge

Italy is one of the countries with the lowest military spending in NATO, as it gives only 1.49% of GDP - The new target of 5% by 2035 is unachievable

Netherlands decides to increase defence spending to 3.5%

"Historic decision", says Defence Minister Reuben Brekelmans - Another 1.5% of GDP will be allocated to military readiness spending

Budget: passed with the most votes of the 5-year term – 258 in favour of Defence spending and Tsipras

The 159 positive votes constitute a strong vote of parliamentary confidence for the government - Samaras and Salmas abstained

The budget was approved with 158 “yes” votes – What the political leaders said in their speeches

The 2025 Budget passes amid opposition criticism

Rutte: It’s time to act and increase our defence spending to avoid a major war

In 2023, NATO allies have decided to increase their military spending to 2% of GDP - "I can tell you that we will need much more than 2%", Rutte said - Some NATO countries are talking about the need to increase this limit to 3%