German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will increase its defence spending in the coming years as promised to NATO allies, but the government should also keep its military history and fears among European neighbours in mind, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Wednesday.
"One has to ask whether it would really calm Germany's neighbours if we turned into big military power in Europe," Gabriel told reporters.
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