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.
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