Euronews • July 1, 2026 17:07

Albania NATO summit hangs in balance as US slams security 'free riders'

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The proposed host country of next year's meeting hasn't shown credible progress on the alliance's new defence spending target of 5 percent of GDP.

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Next NATO summit in Albania in doubt amid US reluctance and low defence spending

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Albania NATO summit hangs in balance as US slams security 'free riders'

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Europeans to fill almost all gaps left by U.S. in NATO defence plans, source says

July 1 (Reuters) - NATO is set to announce at next week's Ankara summit that its European members have filled almost all the gaps left by the United States in …

18:36

Next NATO summit in Albania in doubt amid US reluctance and low defence spending

By Lili Bayer, Gram Slattery, Andrew Gray and Fatos BytyciBRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/TIRANA, June 30 (Reuters) - As NATO leaders prepare for a summit in Turkey next week, plans for an alliance summit …

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Turkey's Erdogan says NATO summit must emphasise unity and resilience

ANKARA, June 29 (Reuters) - Turkey expects next month's NATO summit in Ankara to emphasise alliance unity, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on …