{"id":2031055,"date":"2026-07-07T13:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031055"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:11:18","slug":"nato-must-become-more-european-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-security-von-der-leyen-and-rutte-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031055","title":{"rendered":"NATO must become more European to reduce reliance on US security, von der Leyen and Rutte say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/84\/16\/1200x675_cmsv2_3ac8a4ef-4fe1-5276-89ea-57a82b62e658-9828416.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2907974-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2907974\" data-cid=\"9828689\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure 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class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">European Union, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0European Union, 2026.\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspJorge Liboreiro\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783429878\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-07 15:11:18 +02:00\">07\/07\/2026 &#8211; 15:11 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We both know how important close cooperation between the European Union and NATO is,&#8221; the European Commission president said alongside the NATO secretary general at an industrial forum ahead of the summit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But to make this possible, what we need is interoperability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rutte echoed von der Leyen&#8217;s remarks, highlighting the &#8220;clear division of labour&#8221; between the two organisations: NATO oversees the command structure, capabilities and standards, while the EU is responsible for industry, investment and regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-three of the EU&#8217;s 27 member states are also members of NATO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot continue, as we did, being over-reliant on the United States. We need a much stronger Europe within a stronger NATO,&#8221; Rutte said, hailing an &#8220;unparalleled&#8221; transformation driven by closer EU-NATO cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To stay transatlantic, we have to become more European.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ankara summit comes after months of growing tensions across the Atlantic, fuelled by the White House&#8217;s unilateral decision to strike Iran and its gradual reduction of military assets stationed in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Rattled by the deepening fractures, Europeans <strong>are determined<\/strong> to show US President Donald Trump that they are pulling their weight and stepping up their defence investment at a rapid pace, a trend often described as the &#8220;Europeanisation of NATO&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>But while some nations, such as Poland, the Baltics and the Nordics, have drastically increased their military spending towards the new 5% of GDP target, others, such as Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic, <strong>still lag far behind<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, von der Leyen touted the financial plans that her Commission has put forward to ramp up homegrown defence capabilities: \u20ac150 billion under the SAFE loan programme and \u20ac135 billion provisionally allocated in the next EU budget.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this geostrategic and geopolitical environment, we need a massive surge in defence investment,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this taxpayers&#8217; money, we want, of course, a return on investment. And we want good jobs in Europe. We want research and development in Europe. So that&#8217;s important for us,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte said NATO requires a &#8220;huge increase&#8221; across its entire defence industrial base, on both sides of the Atlantic, to keep up with Russia&#8217;s all-consuming war machine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russia has the whole of its economy now on a war footing. The car industry in Russia is producing for the war effort, and that means that we&#8217;ve got to do this also in Europe, Canada and the US,&#8221; Rutte said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to defend ourselves. It&#8217;s the first task for every government. And the threat is there. Russia are working with North Korea, Iran and China. Let&#8217;s not be naive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  US President Donald Trump arrives in Turkey to attend NATO summit<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div 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We need a much stronger Europe within a stronger NATO,&#8221; Rutte said, hailing an &#8220;unparalleled&#8221; transformation driven by closer EU-NATO cooperation.&#8221;To stay transatlantic, we have to become more European.&#8221;The Ankara summit comes after months of growing tensions across the Atlantic, fuelled by the White House&#8217;s unilateral decision to strike Iran and its gradual reduction of military assets stationed in Europe.Rattled by the deepening fractures, Europeans are determined to show US President Donald Trump that they are pulling their weight and stepping up their defence investment at a rapid pace, a trend often described as the &#8220;Europeanisation of NATO&#8221;.But while some nations, such as Poland, the Baltics and the Nordics, have drastically increased their military spending towards the new 5% of GDP target, others, such as Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic, still lag far behind.On Tuesday, von der Leyen touted the financial plans that her Commission has put forward to ramp up homegrown defence capabilities: \u20ac150 billion under the SAFE loan programme and \u20ac135 billion provisionally allocated in the next EU budget.&#8221;In this geostrategic and geopolitical environment, we need a massive surge in defence investment,&#8221; she said.&#8221;With this taxpayers&#8217; money, we want, of course, a return on investment. 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