NATO has also taken steps to ensure its members are positioned effectively against threats in sufficient numbers and maintained at a high state of readiness. At the 2022 Madrid Summit, NATO increased the number and locations of its forces deployed on its eastern flank, integrating modern strategies and technologies to enhance its effectiveness.

Sanchez Says Spain Pulling Its Weight in NATO After Trump Criticism of Defence Spending MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is a "reliable partner" in NATO, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised Madrid for ...

At present, Spain does not meet the minimum threshold of 2% of the national GDP recommended by the alliance, let alone the 5% demanded by Trump. It remains the lowest spender among the 32 NATO members, with just 1.28%.

Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Lisbon and Madrid on Monday (27 January) for discussions on the security situation in Europe, the need to

Portugal on Monday said it was ready to bring forward its planned increases on defence spending -- among the lowest in NATO -- to meet the defence alliance's two-percent of GDP minimum before 2029. And after a meeting on Monday with Rutte in Lisbon,

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging.

- A general view of the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Session with fellow heads of state at the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, on

As NATO pressures Spain to boost defense spending, facing challenges due to its historical aversion to militarism, political obstacles, and competing social priorities. Despite growing support for NATO,

As President Trump looks to fix the issues that irk him the most, the issue of NATO defense spending — one of his perennial bugbears — is returning to the fore.

MADRID, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Spain is a "reliable partner" in NATO, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised Madrid for falling short on its ...

MADRID—While Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5 percent of their economic output on security won’t be easy, it would be an especially tall order for Spain.

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging