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The Netherlands hiked cigarette taxes to get smokers to quit. Many are buying tobacco abroad instead - MSN
After the Netherlands increased prices by 24 per cent on cigarettes and 45 per cent on rolling tobacco in 2024, about 7 per cent of smokers quit, according to the analysis from the Dutch public ...
Groundwork laid in Brussels for NATO leaders to debate 5% defence spending target
NATO defence ministers have inched toward meeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that members of the Western military alliance invest five per cent of their gross domestic product in their ...
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Sweden and the Netherlands say before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defense - Financial Post
BRUSSELS (AP) — Less than two weeks before a NATO summit, Sweden and the Netherlands said Friday that they intend to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, in line with U.S.
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Carney says Canada will spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence spending target to ...
NATO Commits To 5% GDP Defence Spending By 2035 Amid Rising Security Threats (VIDEO)
Reaffirming an "ironclad commitment" to collective defence, the NATO Heads of State and Government on Wednesday agreed to ...