Poland joins NATO’s 2% club
Poland’s defence spending has reached above the 2% benchmark according to a NATO report, amid general reductions by many other European alliance members.
The NATO report on defence expenditure data for 2014 and estimates for 2015, released on 22 June, revealed that five countries are expected to meet the 2% guideline in 2015.
The countries include Greece (2.4%), UK (2.1%), US (3.6%), Estonia (2%) and Poland (2.2%). Poland is the only country to ascend to the 2% defence spending goal since 2014.
‘This is good news but the picture is mixed. Overall, we expect total NATO defence expenditure to
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