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NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Nato asks every member country to spend at least 2% of national income - also known as GDP - on defence. It is thought that 23 countries met that target in 2024 , compared to only three in 2014. [BBC]
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is made up of legislators from the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance as well as thirteen associate members. It is however officially a structure different from NATO, and has as aim to join deputies of NATO countries in order to discuss security policies on the NATO Council. [185]
Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada was 20% higher in 2024 than the previous year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday, ahead of a meeting in which they are likely ...
At a 2014 summit in Wales, NATO members reaffirmed a commitment to spend a minimum of 2% of their country’s GDP on defense, a pledge with renewed urgency after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
NATO's members signed North Macedonia's accession protocol on 6 February 2019. [83] Most countries ratified the accession treaty in 2019, with Spain ratifying its accession protocol in March 2020. [84] The Sobranie also ratified the treaty unanimously on 11 February 2020, [85] before North Macedonia became a NATO member state on 27 March 2020 ...
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada expects to increase its defense spending to the NATO target of 2% of gross domestic product by 2032, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, in Ottawa's first ...
All members of Nato are signed up to an agreement to spend the equivalent of 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence per year. In 2023, 11 Nato countries met this pledge, including the ...