# Germany under Merz backs NATO’s higher spending path

Date: 2025

At the 2025 NATO gathering allies including Germany under [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz) backed a higher multi-year defence-and-security spending path. A communiqué is not cash in a barracks. It is a completed alliance act.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-allies-five-percent-target-2025/
- https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news.htm

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-nato-five-percent-2025