Ursula von der Leyen
The Minister of defence of Germany Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to introduce a new tool to evaluate the contribution of NATO countries in the military activities of the unit. About it reports on Friday, March 17, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
The head of the German defense Minister called for the establishment of “activity index”. It is anticipated that it will include the participation of member States in the operations of the Alliance.
The Minister also said that Germany needed impetus for the early modernisation of the armed forces (Bundeswehr). According to von der Leyen, Germany as a country with a strong economy can not afford to violate obligations to other members of the Alliance at the time, as poorer States are able to comply with them.
The initiative of the head of Department is intended to complement the recommended ratio of defense expenditures for NATO countries, amounting to two percent of their GDP. As agreed in the 2014 agreement, NATO countries pledged to increase military budgets to this level in the next ten years.