6 hours agoSpain rejects increased NATO defence spending
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Spain has rejected NATO's request to spend 5 percent of its gross domestic production (PBB) on defence needs, calling it unreasonable “”. In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, said Spain “cannot pledge [...]
Spain has rejected NATO's request to spend 5 percent of its gross domestic production (PBB) on defence needs, calling it unreasonable “”.
In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, said Spain “cannot pledge a particular spending target in percentages of gross domestic production” at the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague.
Most of the United States' NATO allies are expected to support American President Donald Trump's request that they spend 5 percent of their gross domestic production for their military and defence needs.
In early June, Sweden and the Netherlands said they aim to achieve this new goal.
Spain is the lowest defence cost country in 32 countries because it spends less than 2 percent of its gross domestic defense production.
In April, Sanchez said the Spanish government would increase defence spending for 10.5 billion euros to reach NATO's previous 2 per cent limit of gross domestic production. /Periscope/
