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Published on: 03. June 2025
NATO: How Mark Rutte is rallying allies behind the five-percent goal

The alliance’s new five-percent defense spending goal is now largely undisputed – only the timeline and the exact accounting of eligible expenditures remain open. NATO defense ministers will meet Thursday to smooth out the final obstacles ahead of the summit in The Hague in three weeks.
Last updated: 24. July 2025