Defence
NATO predicts new defence-budget rise in Europe as Trump returns
'European allies are stepping up,' says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said its European members will spend an average 1.5% of economic output on defense this year, moving closer to a goal that US President Donald Trump has hectored allies to meet.
The increase from 1.46% of gross domestic product in 2017 underpins a general boost in defense budgets in Europe and Canada over the past four years.
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