At present, Spain does not meet the minimum threshold of 2% of the national GDP recommended by the alliance, let alone the 5% demanded by Trump. It remains the lowest spender among the 32 NATO members, with just 1.28%.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrives at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a speech and Q&A by video conference to the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos on Thursday.

NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rutte says Europe must invest more in defence, ramp up arms production and take a bigger share of spending on Ukraine aid

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated at Davos that decisions on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in armed forces hiring are up to individual member states, not NATO. This follows the firing of U.

The announcement by US President Donald Trump that the USA will withdraw from WHO1 will leave both a large financial gap and a political power vacuum in global health. The disruption endangers human lives worldwide because it is not only about leaving a bureaucratic apparatus—as WHO opponents like to portray the UN agency2—but it is also about an organisation that implements concrete health programmes with many partners at country level worldwide,

President Donald Trump said he was open to potentially rejoining the World Health Organization (WHO), just days after signing an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from participating.

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