{"id":132537,"date":"2026-07-21T07:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/132537\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:42:14","slug":"denmark-to-increase-defence-spending-earlier-than-originally-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/132537\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark to increase defence spending earlier than originally planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/defence24.com\/author-page\/michal-gorski\" target=\"_self\" class=\"article-author-block__avatar-wrap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ge4jmM8CNtrRQjsu4VAxBgw20CW2ZrOZExXw5EIH.2ban.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\" author=\"Robert Suchy\/Defence24\" caption=\"\" fullscreen=\"https:\/\/cdn.defence24.pl\/2025\/12\/03\/1920xpx\/ge4jmM8CNtrRQjsu4VAxBgw20CW2ZrOZExXw5EIH.gsgw.jpg\" class=\"img article-author-block__avatar img-avatar\"\/><\/a>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Y2So4LvKK1Z9Ufp2CwYvATE4EJL7iZySHUFj825n.ijkd.jpg\" alt=\"Du\u0144ski ko\u0142owy transporter opancerzony Piranha V.\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\" author=\"Ingeni\u00f8rregimentet \/ Facebook\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"img image-with-caption__image\"\/><br \/>\n        Danish Piranha V wheeled APC.<br \/>\n       <br \/>Photo. Ingeni\u00f8rregimentet \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Another NATO member has announced a significant acceleration in defence expenditure. Under the new policy, Denmark aims to reach the Alliance\u2019s spending target five years earlier than originally planned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-module\">The Danish Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsministeriet) has announced measures intended to enable Copenhagen to achieve the 3.5 percent of GDP defence spending target by 2030, five years ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>    3.5% by 2030  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-module\">Already this year, Denmark is set to increase the budget of the Ukraine Fund by nearly DKK 4 billion. In 2027, defence spending is to rise by more than DKK 21 billion. Altogether, from 2026 to 2033, Denmark plans to allocate an additional DKK 260 billion to defence. Here, it is worth noting that in the year preceding Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Denmark spent less than 1.5% of its Gross Domestic Product on defence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-module\">\u201cThe security policy situation is more serious and complex than it has been for many years, and this requires action from us. If Denmark is to defend itself and fulfil our responsibilities within NATO, we must invest significantly more in the Armed Forces. Therefore, we are now setting aside funds to meet NATO\u2019s 3.5 per cent of GDP target five years earlier than agreed within NATO,\u201d said Troels Lund Poulsen, Denmark\u2019s Minister of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>    More countries accelerating defence expenditure, not just Denmark  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-module\">Denmark\u2019s decision is not an isolated case. Earlier this year, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a similar declaration regarding the need to accelerate defence spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-module\">Starmer said the UK must move faster in the area of defence spending. He has expressed a desire for the United Kingdom to spend at least 3% of GDP on defence before 2029. Achieving this target by 2029 is expected to require approximately an additional \u00a317 billion in funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Danish Piranha V wheeled APC. Photo. 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