Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani said Thursday that it is impossible for Italy to
spend 5% of GDP on defence after United States President Donald
Trump called for NATO countries to lift expenditure to this
threshold.
said on Wednesday when asked about United States President's
Donald Trump's call for NATO countries to lift it to 5%.
"We must invest more in defence, which does not make us
warmongers", Tajani told a conference in the Senate on
transatlantic relations.
"But it is impossible to reach 5% of GDP. We are making a great
effort to reach 2%".
The minister added that it was "essential" for defence spending
to be excluded from deficit calculations for the EU Stability
and Growth Pact.
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