BRUSSELS -- The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the ...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, in a letter to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, said Spain 'cannot commit to a specific ...

NATO allies are pressing Spain to sign on to a stepped-up defense spending target and end a holdout that US President Donald ...

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Friday her country is totally committed to NATO, a day after Madrid asked ...

Leaders in Madrid urged NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to exempt them from a proposed defense spending goal set at 5 ...

Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” ...

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 ...

NATO struggled Friday to overcome a block from Spain on a new defence spending deal that US President Donald Trump has ...

In a letter sent Thursday (June 19, 2025) to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Spain “cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP ...

Madrid — 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.” Prime Minister Pedro ...