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.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores in 2022. The base in the Portuguese island ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their ...

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 ...

The 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to raise the defence spending target above the current 2% of ...

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 ...

LISBON - NATO Secretary General ... 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 of 2% ...

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 ...