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Dutch government faces 'difficult' defence spending talks, minister says

Last year, the government met its 2% of GDP target spending on defence, as required as part of NATO membership.   

However, the Trump administration is demanding allies increase spending to 5% in the coming years. This would represent more than twice the current rate, which for countries with a large GDP adds up to tens of billions of euros.   

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