Defence Spending

European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.

Members of the Western NATO military alliance reportedly agreed to increasing defence spending to five per cent of GDP within the next decade in a major victory for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has long demanded that America’s allies pay more for their defence.

European Union (E.U.) members on Tuesday agreed the urgent outlay of a new 170-billion-dollar (150-billion-euro) loan programme to help rearmament and respond to President Donald Trump’s demand the zone begin to rely more on its own resources and less on U.S. taxpayers for funding.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a number of new initiatives to bolster defence in a speech in Warsaw, as European powers appear set to comply with U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands that the continent pay for its own protection rather than relying on America.

British government can’t afford to fund its military to NATO standard demanded by Trump due to its dwindling economy, it is claimed. 

Top European Union (E.U.) diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday the bloc must heed U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for more defence spending as she issued a stark warning over the expansionist threat posed by Russia.

The “first steps” towards the UK being drawn into a major defence pact with the European Union will be signed this week, a report claims.

After supplying the Ukraine war “stockpiles are looking a bit thin” and supplies of some key items have “run dry”, Britain tells the world.

Germany is reportedly considering diverting green agenda cash aimed at reducing coal power to the defence industry, amid the war in Ukraine.

Britain’s armed forces are no longer able to play a full role in NATO or defend the homeland after years of cutbacks, according to British defence sources, with a senior American general warning London that it has a “barely tier two” force.

The ongoing war in Ukraine is “not in the interest” of Europe, a French General has claimed, saying that the continent has aligned itself too much with American interests on the issue.

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte told European Union countries to heed the call of U.S. leader Donald Trump and pay their fair share to sustain NATO.

The head of the Norwegian Armed Forces’ operational headquarters (FOH) has admitted that as a result of failing to upgrade the country’s military, Norway would not be able to defend itself in an attack. Speaking to Norway’s state broadcaster NRK, Lieutenant-General

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has told press at the NATO summit on Thursday he has warned the defence union that “immigration is taking over Europe”.

Hungary has pledged to increase its defence spending after President Donald J. Trump pressured allies to pay their fair share during the alliance’s summit on Wednesday.

A leaked letter sent to the British defence secretary by General James Mattis expressing serious concerns about the United Kingdom’s ongoing dedication to the transatlantic partnership has come before a key defence summit and amid ongoing struggle in Westminster over the funding of Britain’s military.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that it is Hungary’s duty to defend itself and that any nation “unable to protect its country is not worthy of it”.

Britain’s defence budget — which presently barely scrapes the minimum required for NATO membership — is too low and should more than treble, the nation’s defence minister has strongly implied.

A senior U.S. general has warned against cutting Britain’s armed forces any further, saying the nation’s standing in NATO and the world could be diminished.

Senior Conservatives are calling for the government to scrap the legally enshrined rule forcing the UK to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid, making more funds available to the military.

Members of the European Parliament have urged member states to speed up the creation of an EU army, citing growing international threats.

A Brussels-based European affairs weekly newspaper has reported “common ground” between the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and presumptive Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, noting both men believe U.S. spending on the military alliance is “unsustainable”. At an

A complete overhaul of the strategic planning for Britain’s defence forces is needed, according to Britain’s oldest conservative think tank. In a new report, the Bow Group has called on the Government to implement a much more wide-ranging long term

Forget tighter border controls and strict enforcement of existing immigration rules. The UK should instead use foreign aid to end conflicts in Africa as a precursor to stemming the invasion of illegal immigrants now sailing dangerous waters for a new life in

UKIP’s defence spokesman and Commando Engineers veteran Mike Hookem has blasted a suggestion by Conservative defence minister Michael Fallon that the entire foreign aid and defence budgets be merged, calling it “ludicrous”. Answering questions on defence, minister Fallon said the

Britain’s defence force is totally unprepared for any confrontation with Vladimir Putin or IS and it must stop freeloading off the back of the US. These are the key points to be made in a highly critical report to be

Britain hands over more cash in foreign aid than any other country in the world, despite having virtually no control over how the cash is spent and numerous reports detailing how aid is either wasted, or holds back development. In

The government is under fire from its own MPs for being ‘blind’ to the threats Britain faces from abroad and refusing to commit to spend two per cent of GDP on defence. MPs including former Army captain John Baron accused

Britain must commit to spending at least 2 percent of it’s GDP on defence budget as stipulated in Nato agreements or risk looking weak on the international stage, a number of politicians and army chiefs have warned. They have called