US EditionNATO scrambles to overcome Spain block on summit spending deal
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At their summit in The Hague, the NATO states will try hard not to annoy US President Trump. Spain's announcement that higher spending will not be included puts the Alliance in a state of unrest. And that is not the only risk factor, as an overview shows.
Is Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez detonating a ‘left-wing landmine’ at the NATO summit in The Hague? The socialist does not want to block a new NATO target of 5 percent for defense spending, but he also has no intention of carrying it out. Will his behavior act as a red rag to a bull with US President Donald Trump and will there be a fight at ‘our’ summit?
The Netherlands thinks it will succeed in convincing Spain to increase its defense spending to 5 percent. In a few days, the 32 NATO countries will come to The Hague to reach an agreement on increasing the defense budget from 2 to 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). "I assume that we will reach an agreement with Spain," said caretaker Prime Minister Schoof at a separate press conference about the NATO summit on Tuesday and Wednesday. He p…
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NATO scrambles to overcome Spain block on summit spending deal
NATO struggled Friday to overcome a block from Spain on a new defence spending deal that US President Donald Trump has demanded for a summit next week.
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