US EditionSpain Refuses NATO's Demand to Increase Military Spending to 5%
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The government maintains that it will not go beyond 2% in military investment while Rutte already advances that it will propose a target of 5% under the formula 3,5+,15. Spain remains alone in its refusal Read
NATO member states are said to be "frustrated" by the attitude of the socialist Spanish government regarding increasing defence spending.
The social democratic government of Pedro Sanchez does not intend to spend more than 2 percent of GDP on defense, which is causing great frustration among NATO countries, write journalists from the Spanish El Mundo. This is all the more troublesome because at the June summit of the North Atlantic Alliance, Secretary General Mark Rutte intends to propose a goal of 5 percent of GDP for military spending.
The US is demanding that NATO allies spend at least 5 percent of GDP on defense. However, one country strongly opposes this goal.
Spain Refuses NATO's Demand to Increase Military Spending to 5%
The Corner Spain’s categorical refusal to invest more than 2% of its GDP in defense has sparked “discomfort” and “frustration” among NATO allies, especially those more committed to Europe’s defense. While other allies are in a similar situation, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is aware of this, there has not been such a firm rejection of investing more than 2% in defense. This comes even after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte...
Margarita Robles still hopes to find a compromise solution before the Hague summit on June 24 and 25 so she doesn't have to exercise her veto right. More information: Mark Rutte ignores Spain and will propose to the allies a 5% spending on Defense: "If we don't, we won't be sure"
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