Higher European defence budgets and a ramp-up of production by military equipment industries are necessary to secure Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a German newspaper interview.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, on Wednesday discussed Europe's defence capability with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "Germany and Europe must now invest heavily in their own defence capability.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called for increased defense spending and accelerated military production in Europe to bolster security. In an interview with Welt am Sonntag, Rutte stressed that Europe must

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that some European leaders had privately set out new plans on defence spending during a meeting in London, but he declined to give details, saying it was for individual leaders to set them out.