While Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security won’t be easy, it would be an especially tall order for Spain.

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Why Meeting Trump's Military Spending Target Could Be Tough for NATO's Lowest Spender

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging. For Spain, it would be an especially tall order. Spain ranked last in…

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While Europe's military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump's potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security won't be easy, it would be an especially tall order for Spain.

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As President Trump looks to fix the issues that irk him the most, the issue of NATO defense spending — one of his perennial bugbears — is returning to the fore.

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Our country needs to invest more in defense as soon as possible. That's what NATO boss Mark Rutte told VRT NWS at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Belgian defense spending currently amounts to 1.3 percent of the gross domestic product, which is still far from the 2 percent norm.

Ons land moet zo snel mogelijk meer investeren in defensie. Dat heeft NAVO-baas Mark Rutte tegen VRT NWS gezegd op het Wereld Economisch Forum in het Zwitserse Davos. De Belgische defensie-uitgaven bedragen momenteel 1,3 procent van het bruto binnenlands product, en dat is nog ver van de norm van 2 procent.

NAVO-baas Mark Rutte roept België op om meer te investeren in defensie: “Zo snel mogelijk naar de afgesproken 2 procent”

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NATO boss Mark Rutte calls on Belgium to invest more in defense: “Get to the agreed 2 percent as soon as possible”

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MADRID (AP) — While Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security won’t be easy, it would be an especially tall order for Spain. The eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, Spain ranked last in the 32-nation military alliance last year for the share of its GDP that it contributed to the military, estimated to be 1.28%. That’s after NATO…

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Why meeting Trump’s military spending target could be tough for NATO’s lowest spender

Spain, facing pressure to increase its defense spending in line with NATO targets, struggles due to political and historical factors. Despite increasing its budget by 50% since 2018, Spain remains below the 2% GDP alliance goal. Public opinion often favors social spending over military, complicating rapid budget hikes.

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