Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs calls for legislative amendments to secure defense funding at a minimum of five percent of GDP annually.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has proposed changes to the defense funding law, advocating that the annual defense budget should be established through a separate legislative act, ensuring a minimum allocation of five percent of GDP. This change is intended to provide long-term clarity on defense funding and to circumvent annual political disputes over budget allocations. Currently, the law stipulates only a three percent allocation, which Rinkēvičs deems outdated given the current geopolitical climate.
