In 2000 zahlten wir 1,2 Milliarden Dollar ( siehe Link von Marsch)

verfasst von RetterderMatrix, 17.08.2004, 15:37

--> Germany’s geographical location, economic strength, defense capability and political influence make it a vital European ally. Its armed forces are among the largest, most modern and best-trained in NATO, and form a major component of Alliance military capabilities. In May 2000, Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping unveiled plans for a major restructuring of the German armed forces. Active-duty military strength is to be reduced from over 300,000 at present to 270,000 personnel by 2006, and the number of Defense Ministry civilian employees reduced by nearly 40,000. Despite these cuts, the future force will be both more professional, as conscript strength will be trimmed from 135,000 to about 80,000, and more capable of conducting crisis response operations. The"readiness forces" configured for rapid deployment shall be tripled to about 150,000 personnel.

In 2001, German defense spending was $27.5 billion, or 1.5 percent of GDP -- well below the average of 1.9 percent for all non-U.S. NATO nations. In view of the slowdown in the German economy and Germany’s EU Stability and Growth Pact commitment to limiting budget deficits, defense spending is projected to decline by slightly over one percent, in nominal terms, during 2002. However, in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, the German government introduced new taxes to cover expected cost increases associated with new security measures and the war on terrorism.

During 2001, Germany contributed small troop contingents to UN peace operations in the Republic of Georgia and along the Iraq-Kuwait border, and over 450 civilian police to the UN missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. There are 5,200 German troops serving with KFOR in Kosovo, and a battlegroup of over 800 personnel is deployed with SFOR in Bosnia. In August and September 2001, approximately 500 German soldiers participated in NATO’s Operation ESSENTIAL HARVEST in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Germany then assumed the leading role in the follow-on Operation AMBER FOX, which deployed approximately 700 NATO troops (including a German company and supporting elements) to support and provide emergency extraction for international monitors in FYROM. Germany also made very large financial contributions to UN peace operations, ranking second only to the United States in absolute terms ($209 million), and ranking first in contributions relative to GDP.

German foreign development assistance contributions totaled over $5.7 billion for 2000, ranking fourth among all the nations covered in this Report. In addition to these contributions, Germany provided extensive financial assistance in the pursuit of shared security objectives in the Balkans, including $133 million through the Southeastern European Stability Pact and $11.9 million for reconstruction projects. Germany has also pledged approximately $280 million over four years to help with Afghanistan reconstruction efforts.

Germany contributed $6.3 million to Russia and Ukraine for counterproliferation and nuclear threat reduction in 2001, including chemical weapons destruction, nuclear waste disposal, SS-19 and SS-24 missile silo closure, and nuclear incident emergency planning programs. Germany has also contributed a total of $17.6 million to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization to-date, and is scheduled to provide another $4.7 million each year through 2010.

Since September 11, German federal and local governments have allocated considerable resources to enhance force protection for U.S. military personnel and dependents. Bundeswehr troops have been deployed to protect U.S. military facilities and additional support provided by local police. Germany contributed over $1.2 billion in 2000 to offset the costs of maintaining U.S. military forces on its soil, representing about 21 percent of U.S. non-personnel stationing costs in Germany. Almost all cost sharing was in the form of indirect contributions (i.e., waived taxes, rents and other forgone revenues).
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    • wieviel zahlen wir denn? - SchlauFuchs, 17.08.2004, 14:23
      • Re: wieviel zahlen wir denn? Keine Ahnung - vor zwei Jahren - tstg, 17.08.2004, 14:56
      • In 2000 zahlten wir 1,2 Milliarden Dollar ( siehe Link von Marsch) - RetterderMatrix, 17.08.2004, 15:37
        • Peanuts ;-) (o.Text) - SchlauFuchs, 17.08.2004, 17:23
  • Re: Ich frage mich ernsthaft, wieso einen CDU-Bollidigger... - Tempranillo, 17.08.2004, 15:02