Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced on Thursday plans to raise the nation’s defense spending this year to equal 2% of its GDP. Norway was initially set to meet the goal in 2026 but will hit the goal early amid a potential threat from what the prime minister calledContinue Reading
Those European countries lagging behind on defense and security commitments should hike their domestic taxation to finance higher spending in this area, former president Kersti Kaljulaid says. Kaljulaid attended last weekend’s Munich Security Conference and appeared on ETV politics show “Esimene stuudio” Wednesday evening. “We have done surprisingly little,” sheContinue Reading
Around fifth of the respondents said they would support the idea if the tax were levied on both residents and business. Among those polled, around 40% said they would approve of a new tax intended to raise defence funding. Around 16% would be in favour of the tax paid ifContinue Reading
Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade Col. Andrus Merilo, told “AK” that his nomination as a candidate for the EDF chief did not surprise him, but the offer came sooner than expected. The final rationale was that the threat of possible war in Estonia is serious and must be addressed.Continue Reading
Denmark’s government announced Tuesday that it would triple its defense budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark intends to reach the NATO goal of spending two percent of gross domestic product on the military by 2030 — a target that few ofContinue Reading
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland signed a joint agreement to depend on security cooperation and establish a new platform that spans the four countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) and his counterparts co-signed the document in Riga, Lavia on Tuesday. It “lays the foundation for a cooperation platformContinue Reading
Fem oppositionspartier vill markera det svenska självbestämmandet att kunna gå med i Nato. Men regeringen vill inte ha någon sådan diskussion och tvekar även inför kravet att låta exportera försvarsmaterial till Ukraina. Samtidigt får Sverigedemokraterna kritik för att inte stödja att EU-pengar går till Ukraina. Utrikesminister Ann Linde (S) presenterade påContinue Reading
Asked in an interview on Yle TV1 on Wednesday morning why the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) raised their level of internal security on Tuesday, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen (Cen) said that, “Times are such that the Defence Forces are taking their own measures,” but denied that Finland is facingContinue Reading
The Center for Defense Investment (RKK) has announced a €693-million long-term military vehicles and plant procurement, the largest military procurement made by Estonia to date. The vehicles will be mostly logistical in nature, including cranes, loaders and aircraft loaders. Toomas Kalda, RKK sector manager, said Monday that: “This procurement willContinue Reading
Lithuanian-led Cyber Rapid Response Team (CRRT) might be involved in supporting Ukraine, Vice Minister of National Defense Margiris Abukevicius says. The Ministry of National Defense reported on Wednesday that an annual CRTT meeting, marking the start of the 2022 rotation, was held earlier this week. According to the vice minister,Continue Reading