Spain was the only NATO ally not to commit to a large increase in military expenditures. It’s far from Russia, and its ...

The mission will monitor aircraft operating without a flight plan for a month. A total of 44 airmen from the Spanish Air and ...

As Nato leaders meet to agree big increases in targets for defence spending, some of them haven't yet met the existing ones.

The Spanish government is almost alone up against a bloc led by the US, Germany and France in favor of dedicating 5% of GDP to military spending ...

MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” ...

Basking in admiration, the president took a victory lap over new spending commitments, while defending U.S. strikes on Iran.

In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Spain "cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP" at next week's ...

MADRID — Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target, days before the military alliance's leaders will gather at a summit, Prime Minister Pedro ...

Besides Spain, seven of NATO’s 32 member countries still spend less than 2% of GDP on their defense budgets. They are Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia.

MADRID — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” ...