The summit was concluded with 'The Hague Summit Declaration' - which included the following points: • All member states except Spain agree to a new
5% defence spending target noting
Russia and
terrorism as long-term threats to the alliance; • The new 5% commitment will be split into 3.5% on 'core defence' and 1.5% on defence related costs - of which any support to
Ukraine will be counted because Ukraine's security contributes to the security of the
alliance - and check progress in 2029; • Member states will work to eliminate defence
trade barriers; • The next NATO summit will be held in
Turkey and the one after in
Albania. The full text of The Hague Summit Declaration is • We, the Heads of State and Government of
the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in
The Hague to reaffirm our commitment to NATO, the strongest
Alliance in history, and to the
transatlantic bond. We reaffirm our ironclad commitment to
collective defence as enshrined in
Article 5 of
the Washington Treaty – that an attack on one is an attack on all. We remain united and steadfast in our resolve to protect our one billion citizens, defend the Alliance, and safeguard our
freedom and
democracy. • United in the face of profound security threats and challenges, in particular the long- term threat posed by
Russia to Euro-Atlantic security and the persistent threat of
terrorism, Allies commit to invest 5% of
GDP annually on core
defence requirements as well as defence-and security-related spending by 2035 to ensure our individual and collective obligations, in accordance with
Article 3 of the Washington Treaty. Our investments will ensure we have the
forces, capabilities, resources,
infrastructure, warfighting readiness, and resilience needed to deter and defend in line with our three core tasks of deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security. • Allies agree that this 5% commitment will comprise two essential categories of defence investment. Allies will allocate at least 3.5% of GDP annually based on the agreed definition of NATO defence expenditure by 2035 to resource core defence requirements, and to meet the NATO Capability Targets. Allies agree to submit annual plans showing a credible, incremental path to reach this goal. And Allies will account for up to 1.5% of GDP annually to
inter alia protect our critical infrastructure, defend our
networks, ensure our
civil preparedness and resilience, unleash
innovation, and strengthen our
defence industrial base. The trajectory and balance of spending under this plan will be reviewed in 2029, in light of the strategic environment and updated Capability Targets. Allies reaffirm their enduring
sovereign commitments to provide support to
Ukraine, whose security contributes to ours, and, to this end, will include direct contributions towards Ukraine's defence and its defence industry when calculating Allies' defence spending. • We reaffirm our shared commitment to rapidly expand transatlantic defence industrial cooperation and to harness emerging technology and the spirit of innovation to advance our collective security. We will work to eliminate defence
trade barriers among Allies and will leverage our partnerships to promote defence industrial cooperation. • We express our appreciation for the generous hospitality extended to us by
the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We look forward to our next meeting in
Türkiye in 2026 followed by a meeting in
Albania. == Security measures ==