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Spain agrees with NATO to skip 5% defence spending target
Spain agreed with the NATO military alliance to be excluded from spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defence, Prime ...
NATO leaders are set to agree a historic defense spending pledge, but the hike won't apply to all
NATO leaders are expected to agree by Wednesday that member countries should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on ...
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 ...
NATO agrees to higher defence spending goal, Spain says it is opting out
NATO members agreed to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by ...
NATO wants allies to spend 5% of GDP on defense: This chart shows how hard it could be
NATO allies have reportedly agreed to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. One chart ...
NATO leaders gather Tuesday for what could be a historic summit, or one marred by divisions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are due to gather Tuesday for a summit ...
Spain publishes Nato letter to back spending exemption claim
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has insisted Madrid will not have to ramp up defence spending at the same rate as other ...
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FIREPOWER: NATO makes a one-word tweak to win over Spain
Euractiv's defence newsletter goes daily for a major week of summits. In this edition: Latest NATO news, a first look at the ...
Pedro Sánchez torpedoes Nato unity on eve of crucial summit
Sánchez’s opt-out rests on a change to the Nato statement from “we” to “allies” in the sentence referring to the pledge to ...