Polish President Andrzej Duda has called on NATO countries to raise their defense spending target to at least 3% of GDP, emphasizing the need to discuss this at the upcoming summer summit in The Hague.
On Wednesday, marking the 26th anniversary of Poland’s NATO membership, Duda sent a letter to the leaders of NATO member states, urging them to increase the mandatory defense spending threshold from 2% to a minimum of 3% of GDP.
“During my last visit to NATO headquarters, I officially requested NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to include the issue of increasing member states’ defense spending to at least 3% of GDP on the agenda for the next summit in The Hague. We no longer have time for discussions. We need decisions. We must act now,” Duda stressed.
He also underlined that Europe’s strength depends on NATO and the U.S., just as NATO cannot be strong without a Europe that takes responsibility.
Recently, Duda submitted a constitutional amendment proposal to the Speaker of the Sejm, which would mandate at least 4% of GDP to be allocated for defense spending.
