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 said it did not need to comply ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is sticking by his decision to break with NATO allies this week from spending more on defense ...

MADRID, June 20 (Reuters) - Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Friday her country is totally committed to NATO, a day after Madrid asked the alliance to be exempted from the proposed ...

No NATO member has so far reached the 5% spending objective, and some are highly likely to drag their feet when it comes to getting to that milestone now. Spain has already pushed against the spending ...

BRUSSELS/MADRID – Nato members agreed on June 22 to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), as demanded by US President Donald Trump, but ...

Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called it “unreasonable” in ...

The head of the NATO military alliance warned Monday that no country could have an opt-out from a massive new hike in ...

Leaders in Madrid urged NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to exempt them from a proposed defense spending goal set at 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) ahead of next week’s summit at The ...

A POLITICO analysis reveals telling gaps between the big spenders near Eastern Europe and those further from Russia, who are still creeping toward a decade-old target.

NATO leaders are expected to commit to an increase in defense spending, potentially reaching 5 percent of their GDP at the Alliance's Summit ...

Trump embraces NATO allies — except for Spain Basking in admiration, the president took a victory lap over new spending commitments, while defending U.S. strikes on Iran.

President Donald Trump was the dominant figure at the latest NATO summit. But the president was easy to manipulate. Basking in the praise of his European supplicants, Trump declared that “this was a ...