After the NATO summit, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob spoke about the adopted resolutions regarding the share of state spending allocated to defense.

NATO leaders today confirmed an agreement to raise defense spending to five percent of GDP by 2035 at a summit in The Hague, NATO announced. They also reaffirmed their commitment to collective defense as enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, and pledged continued support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression.

The NATO statement says that the leaders committed their countries to invest five percent of GDP annually in basic defense needs and defense and security-related expenditures by 2035, thus ensuring the fulfillment of"individual and collective obligations under Article 3 of the Washington Treaty".

Of the agreed five percent of GDP, 3.5 percent will be allocated annually to basic defense needs and meeting NATO capability goals, for which they will also have to submit annual plans. The remaining 1.5 percent will be allocated to protecting critical infrastructure, ensuring civil preparedness and resilience, promoting innovation, and strengthening the defense industry.

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Leaders believe these investments are necessary to address security threats. They highlighted"the long-term threat posed to Euro-Atlantic security by Russia and the persistent threat of terrorism". Progress towards the new goal will be reviewed in 2029.

At the same time, the leaders reiterated their commitment to collective defense."We reaffirm our firm commitment to collective defense, as enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty - that an attack on one is an attack on all," the document says. It also includes continued support for Ukraine, saying its security contributes to the security of the entire bloc, but makes no mention of possible future Ukrainian membership in the alliance.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at a press conference after the meeting that the Allies had made important commitments in response to important threats."This means that regardless of the challenges we face, whether from Russia or terrorism, cyberattacks, sabotage or strategic competition, this Alliance is and will remain ready, willing and able to defend every inch of Allied territory," he stressed.

He reiterated that the United States is committed to NATO and collective defense, something President Donald Trump made clear today. He also reiterated that Ukraine's path to the alliance is irreversible.

Slovenian Prime Minister"trimmed" the numbers

Slovenia's only accepted commitment is to increase spending on security and defense to two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, and to three percent by 2030, Prime Minister Robert Golob said today after the NATO summit in The Hague.

"The only commitment already made for Slovenia (...) is the commitment to allocate two percent to defense spending this year, gradually increasing this by 0.2 percent annually until 2030, when we will reach three percent for defense purposes," Golob said after the summit. This is stipulated in the recently amended resolution on the development and equipping program of the Slovenian Armed Forces until 2040, he reminded.

He announced that, in order to avoid misunderstandings, a series of meetings will be held in the coming weeks to determine exactly what Slovenia will allocate these funds for.

For now, the resolution envisages that two percent of GDP will be allocated to meet NATO's defence capability goals approved in early June, and one percent for projects such as cybersecurity, satellite technology, eliminating bottlenecks in transport infrastructure and hospital capacity. These investments will be in line with NATO's 2018 methodology, Golob explained.

One safeguard is a mid-term review in 2029, when they will re-examine what they will commit to for the period 2030-35, given technological developments and the global situation. The other is flexibility in defining expenditures, he said.

"I am satisfied that behind closed doors Slovenia managed to negotiate that it remains committed to its commitments, which were already confirmed in the National Assembly. This is what is most important. And I believe that when domestic actors become aware of this, it will be easier for them to understand at what point they may have reacted too quickly and called for something that was never necessary," he said regarding calls from the coalition parties SD and Levica not to support the joint statement at the summit.