Germany scoffs at U.S. demand for more NATO spending
March 31, 2017
A German official said NATO’s proposed target spend of two percent Germany of members’ yearly economic output
wasn’t “reachable nor desirable,” in contrast to the U.S.’s Tillerson call for increased spending.
The United States provides nearly 70 percent of NATO's budget and is demanding that all allies make clear progress toward the agreed target this year. Only four European NATO members - Estonia, Greece, Poland and Britain - have done so.
"Two percent would mean military expenses of some 70 billion euros.
I don't know any German politician who would claim that is reachable nor desirable," Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said at the first NATO meeting attended by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Members have until 2024 to comply with the spending target.
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