{"id":42763,"date":"2019-01-30T19:26:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/30\/denmark-ups-defense-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:24:35","slug":"denmark-ups-defense-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2019\/01\/30\/denmark-ups-defense-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark ups defense budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 In a move outside of its normal budgeting cycle<\/a> directly aimed at the question of burden-sharing with allies<\/a>, Denmark has agreed to increase its long-term defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A coalition of parties in the Danish parliament have agreed to tack on 1.5 billion kroner (U.S. $229.7 million) to the agreed-upon defense budget for 2023, which would put defense spending at 1.5 percent of gross domestic product for that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is on a good and well thought through basis that the parties to the defense agreement have now decided to further strengthen Danish defense, so that we will spend 1.5% of GDP in 2023,\u201d Danish Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cDanish status and reputation in NATO is of common concern and I would like to thank all parties for shouldering the responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t