US EditionSpain Rejects NATO’s Anticipated 5% Defense Spending Proposal As
- Ahead of the June 24-25 NATO summit in the Netherlands, Spain formally declined the alliance's request to increase its defense budget to five percent of its GDP.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his opposition to the proposed 5% defense spending target in a recent correspondence with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, describing the goal as unrealistic and detrimental to Spain’s economic and political interests.
- Spain agreed in 2023 to raise defense spending from 1.4% to 2%, possibly up to 2.1%, while most allies aim to meet or exceed the 2% minimum agreed in 2022 amid Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
- NATO plans split the 5% goal into 3.5% for core defense spending and 1.5% for infrastructure upgrades, with the U.S. spending about 3.2% of GDP on defense last year.
- Spain's rejection highlights budgetary and political constraints and underscores ongoing debates on burden-sharing as NATO prepares to finalize spending targets amid heightened security concerns.
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