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Spain's Sanchez insists current defence spending 'sufficient'
Spain will meet the new capabilities targets agreed by NATO members in Wednesday's summit in The Hague but it considers its ...
Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as ‘unreasonable’
Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s expected to be announced ...
Trump Threatens Spain With Tough Trade Deal Over Defense Spending
President Trump laid into Spain during the NATO summit at The Hague on Wednesday, after it broke ranks with the other member ...
Spain expects no repercussions from not meeting NATO 5% spending target
Spain said on Wednesday it did not expect any repercussions from its decision not to meet a defence spending target of 5% of ...
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S.
Trump criticizes Spain on military spending
President Donald Trump said on June 25 that it was “terrible” that Spain is declining to increase its spending like other ...
Trump threatens tougher trade terms for Spain over resisting 5% defense spending
President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested Spain will face tougher terms in a trade deal because of the NATO member’s refusal to comply with a defense-spending target of 5% of GDP. “We're negotiati ...
Mushy Wording Lets NATO Commit to Trump’s Military Spending Demand
President Trump has pressed allies to spend more on defense. Leaders agreed that “allies” — but not “all allies” — would meet ...