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Spain was the only NATO ally not to commit to a large increase in military expenditures. It’s far from Russia, and its ...
As Nato leaders meet to agree big increases in targets for defence spending, some of them haven't yet met the existing ones.
Basking in admiration, the president took a victory lap over new spending commitments, while defending U.S. strikes on Iran.
Spain agreed with the NATO military alliance to be excluded from spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.
MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” *Billed as $4.00 ...
Sánchez said the government will raise defense spending by 10.5 billion euros ($12 billion) to reach NATO’s target of 2% of GDP. The spending will go toward telecommunications, cybersecurity ...
NATO leaders are expected to agree by Wednesday that member countries should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense ...
The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge demanded by U.S.
Leaders in Madrid urged NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to exempt them from a proposed defense spending goal set at 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) ahead of next week’s summit at The Hague ...
MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” ...
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain will meet NATO’s defense spending target this year as pressure grows on the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy and NATO laggard to boost its military ...