BERLIN: The co-chief of Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) is sceptical about NATO's goal for each member to spend 2 per cent of economic output on defence, according to a newspaper report, underscoring ambivalence in the country about bolstering the military. Saskia Esken told the Frankfurter Allgeme
BERLIN: The co-chief of Germany's ruling Social Democrats is sceptical about NATO's goal for each member to spend 2 per cent of economic output on defence, according to a newspaper report, underscoring ambivalence in the country about bolstering the military.
The SPD has traditionally been more pacifist than most other mainstream parties in Germany, which long neglected its military in part due to guilt over its bloody 20th century past. According to FAZ, Esken expressed scepticism about the efforts of Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, also of the SPD, to hike defence spending in next year's budget.Germany's regular 2023 defence budget was around €50 billion , well short of €75 billion, or 2 per cent of economic output.
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