Germany's Merz backs higher defence spending target

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2025-05-22

Vilnius (dpa) - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gave his support on Thursday to a higher spending target for the military, as pressure grows on NATO countries to increase their defence budgets. Speaking during a visit to Lithuania, where he formally launched a new German brigade, Merz said the German government agreed with the new target, as previously outlined by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Rutte had proposed that defence-related s......

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