Germany’s good example on defence spending

Telegraph View: It is time the UK party leaders made a commitment to keeping defence spending above 2 per cent of GDP

18 Mar 2015 By Telegraph View

There was a time when news of a big increase in German military spending would have been greeted with trepidation across Europe. But news from Berlin that the defence budget is to rise by 6.2 per cent over the next five years is a welcome recognition of the need for Nato countries not to drop their guard at a time of growing global instability.

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