Portugal on Monday said it was ready to bring forward its planned increases on defence spending -- among the lowest in NATO -- to meet the defence alliance's two-percent of GDP minimum before 2029.

Rutte emphasized the need for NATO members to exceed the 2% defense spending benchmark during a press briefing with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro after arriving in Lisbon, Portugal's ...

LISBON, Jan 27 (Reuters ... country's pledge to meet the 2% goal by 2029. In 2023, Portugal spent 1.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on its NATO commitments. "We know that the goal ...

At just 1.55 per cent of its 2024 GDP, Portugal's investment in defence places it close to the bottom of the list. Lisbon committed at last summer's NATO summit in Washington to reach the two-per ...

NATO's Rutte ... Rutte spoke in Lisbon alongside Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, who reiterated his country's pledge to meet the 2% goal by 2029. In 2023, Portugal spent 1.5% of its ...