Nato decisions are only taken by consensus. Sánchez’s opt-out rests on a change in the text from “we” to “allies” in the ...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target ...

Spain agreed with the NATO military alliance to be excluded from spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defence, Prime ...

NATOmembers agreed on Sunday to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded ...

Pedro Sánchez secures NATO deal letting Spain cap defence spending at 2.1%, dodging pressure to match higher targets.

Spain has struck a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to be exempt from a commitment to spend 5% of its ...

MADRID - Spain has agreed with NATO to limit its military spending to 2.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Spanish ...

NATO on Sunday signed off on a pledge to ramp up defence spending before its upcoming summit, but Madrid insisted it would ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday said his country has not committed to increasing annual defence-related ...

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from ...

NATO members agreed to increase their defense spending target to 5% of GDP, as demanded by President Trump. However, Spain ...

NATO officials argue big defence spending increases are needed to counter a growing threat from Russia and to allow Europe to ...