Spain Boosts Defense Spending to Meet NATO Goals

April 22, 2025, 9:20 am

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain will meet NATO’s 2% of GDP defense spending target, increasing expenditure by 10.5 billion euros. The move signals Spain’s commitment to its international obligations while adding a dash of fiscal bravado to its national security strategy.


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citynews.ca / Spain to reach NATO’s spending goal of 2% of GDP on defense this year

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Tuesday that Spain will meet NATO’s defense spending target this year, as pressure grows on the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy and NATO laggard to boost its military expenditure. Sánchez said the government will raise defense...


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