NATO members agreed to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by ...

Spain said on Wednesday it did not expect any repercussions from its decision not to meet a defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic product that NATO member states are expected to set at a ...

As Nato leaders meet to agree big increases in targets for defence spending, some of them haven't yet met the existing ones.

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Wednesday his country does not expect any repercussions from its refusal to meet the defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic ...

The groundwork for Pedro Sánchez’s rise to the top of leftwing EU politics was laid with his 6ft 3in frame hunched into a ...

Of the 5% of GDP members are expected to earmark for defence in 2035, 3.5% will be dedicated to core military spending, with a further 1.5% dedicated to security-related areas ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez walked away from this week’s NATO summit with an opt-out from spending more on defense. He also left with fresh threats of tariffs from U.S.

At an estimated 1.28% of GDP, Spain had the lowest proportion of expenditure on defence in the alliance last year, according to NATO estimates. Sanchez agreed in April to accelerate efforts to meet ...

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BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) -NATO members agreed on Sunday to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, but Spain ...

Spain has asked to opt out of NATO’s plan to increase members’ defense spending to 5 per cent of their gross domestic product, a move that could derail a summit at which the military alliance ...

Spain has become the first North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) to protest against the Western military bloc's demanding ...