Brussels bigwigs have had enough of Spain dragging its feet on Defence spending - and they’re pointing fingers straight at ...
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is a "reliable partner" in NATO, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised Madrid for falling short on its financial ...
MADRID - Madrid is not bowing to pressure from US President Donald Trump to raise the Iberian country's defence spending to 5 ...
In the case of Spain, which spent just 1.28 percent on defence in 2024, its capital Madrid lies 3,450 kilometres from Moscow.
NATO's own figures, quoted by broadcaster Al Jazeera, show that in 2024, by percentage of GDP, the biggest spending members ...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Madrid and Lisbon earlier this week and warned all members of the need to boost spending beyond existing targets. “The goal of 2%, now set a decade ago ...
SPAIN has refused to increase its military spending – the lowest in NATO – to maintain a defence budget of just 1.32% of GDP ...
In that sense, “we are a very young member of NATO,” said Carlota Encina, a defense and security analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute think tank in Madrid. Opinion polls generally show ...
While both countries reaffirmed their NATO spending commitments, Portugal’s prime minister also urged the EU to act as a bloc. MADRID, LISBON - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and ...
While NATO countries living near the Russian border pay well over two percent of their GDP on defense, those further away pay ...