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Spain's leader sticks by decision to break with NATO spending goal despite Trump tariff threats
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is sticking by his decision to break with NATO allies this week from spending more on ...
NATO's united front tested as Trump hammers Spain
Trump deemed the summit in The Hague this week a resounding success, while taking aim at Spain's refusal to commit to ...
Trump hails pledges by NATO allies to boost military spending, criticizes Spain
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Trump: I’ll make Spain pay for Nato spending snub
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would make Spain “pay twice as much” in trade tariffs after it refused to honour a ...
NATO agrees to higher defence spending goal, Spain says it is opting out
NATO members agreed to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by ...
Spain reaches deal with NATO ahead of summit to be excluded from 5% defense spending goal
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target ...
Trump lays into Spain over NATO defense spending
President Trump on Wednesday laid into Spain for expressing reservations about an increase in NATO defense spending, drawing ...
Spain agrees with NATO to skip 5% defence spending target
Spain agreed with the NATO military alliance to be excluded from spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defence, Prime ...
Trump threatens tough trade deal for Spain after it refuses to meet NATO defense spending target
We’re negotiating with Spain on a trade deal and we’re going to make them pay twice as much,” Trump said after the country ...
Spain does not expect repercussions from not meeting NATO's 5% spending target
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Wednesday his country does not expect any repercussions from ...
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Netherlands dispatch: Spain rejects NATO’s 5% defense spending guideline, reaffirming legal sovereignty and exposing cracks in alliance cohesion
On Wednesday, at the NATO summit in The Hague, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez formally rejected the alliance’s newly agreed aspirational guideline for member states to increase defense ...