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BRUSSELS -- The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the ...
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Friday her country is totally committed to NATO, a day after Madrid asked ...
NATO allies are pressing Spain to end its holdout on a stepped-up defense spending target that’s one of US President Donald ...
Leaders in Madrid urged NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to exempt them from a proposed defense spending goal set at 5 ...
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 has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s expected to be announced ...
NATO struggled Friday to overcome a block from Spain on a new defence spending deal that US President Donald Trump has ...
The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge demanded by U.S.
With Germany and Poland already backing the new benchmark, Spain could find itself isolated among its allies at the June 24-25 NATO summit in The Hague. "Many countries want five (percent), we ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Spain is resisting US President Donald Trump's demands to hike defense spending to five percent of national output, potentially threatening NATO unity at a crucial alliance ...