Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s expected to be announced ...

Spain has asked to opt out of NATO's plan to increase members' defence spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, a move ...

Spain will oppose NATO plans to raise the target for members’ defense spending to 5% of GDP, potentially setting up a clash ...

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez warns the spending hike would undermine EU efforts to build its own security and defence base.

Ahead of a key summit in The Hague next week, Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a letter to alliance members setting out the ...

Spanish PM Sánchez has told Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte that the proposed increase in the alliance’s defence spending ...

MADRID, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected raising military spending to 5 percent of GDP as requested by NATO, describing the proposal as "incompatible," ...

Spain has rejected Donald Trump’s “unreasonable” demand that Nato members increase defence spending, throwing plans for a ...

Nato has cut back an upcoming leaders’ summit to just one working session in a bid to avoid US President Donald Trump walking ...

NATO allies will meet in The Hague next week and are expected to agree to significantly boost military expenditure, but ...

Spain was the lowest spender in the trans-Atlantic alliance last year, directing less than 2% of its GDP on defence ...

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