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German defence spending boost not enough for Nato goal
By EUobserver
Germany is planning to spend €37 billion on defence in 2017, an increase of almost €2 million, German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has announced. But the commitment is still well below the Nato target of 2 percent GDP defence spending, at only 1.2 percent. Incoming US president Donald Trump has criticised members who are underspending and calling the transatlantic alliance "obsolete".