Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% threshold. President Peter Pellegrini formally backed the target in The Hague, ...

Spain has officially dropped its plan to buy F-35 fighter jets, according to a report by the Spanish newspaper El Pais. These ...

In the Trump-brokered agreement for NATO to increase its defense spending, 'defense-related' projects take on a new ...

NATO's commitment to spend five percent of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Markus Schreiber/Associated ...

NATO is absolutely convinced that Spain will have to spend 3.5% to get there,” Rutte added. Sanchez’s antics threatened to derail the summit.

NATO’s summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as “transformational” and “historic.” “We’re witnessing the birth of a new NATO," Finland’s President Alexander ...

Spain was NATO’s lowest spender last year, according to the alliance’s estimates, spending around 1.28% of its GDP on defense expenditure.

NATO’s summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as “transformational” and “historic.” “We’re witnessing the birth of a new NATO," Finland’s President Alexander ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.