Italy eyes roughly $14B bridge to Sicily as NATO-related project to meet defense target: Report Related news
Tamara Ceaikovski
ISTANBUL Italy’s government is considering reclassifying a long-discussed €13.5 billion (approximately $14B) bridge to Sicily as a military project in a bid to help meet NATO’s new defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product by 2035, a report said on Monday. The proposal comes as Italy, which spent just 1.49% of its GDP on defense in 2023, faces pressure to significantly ramp up military-related investment, Politico reported. Officials say the planned bridge over the Strait of
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