Today’s news / Danish government plans additional 22 billion DKK for defense in 2027
Denmark already spends 3.4 percent of GDP on defense, but additional billions must be allocated to the sector to reach the NATO target, according to the government's budget proposal. The picture shows Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus (S) during his visit to a Danish military camp in Latvia. (Archive photo). Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

Danish government plans additional 22 billion DKK for defense in 2027

Denmark expects its military spending to reach around 40 billion DKK in 2030 as the government works toward meeting NATO’s new defense spending target.

The government plans to allocate an additional 22 billion DKK to the Armed Forces in 2027 as part of its upcoming budget proposal, according to...

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