Spain will not increase its defense budget until 2029

Five years later than what NATO asks

Responsible Author: Jose A. Martin - Photos: Rosana Rivera | Madrid, 06/30/2022, 22:00 Time

USPA NEWS - Spain will not fulfill its commitment to increase military spending to 2 percent, as requested by NATO, until 2029. This was confirmed this Thursday, at its final press conference after the NATO Summit held in Madrid, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. Despite the good qualifications he received from the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, Sánchez was adamant: Spain will not dedicate 2 percent of GDP to military spending for another seven years.

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Stoltenberg: Our decisions “will ensure that NATO continues to preserve peace"

NATO Secretary General

Responsible Author: Jose A. Martin - Photos: Rosana Rivera | Madrid, 06/30/2022, 21:17 Time

USPA NEWS - The NATO Summit in Madrid drew to a close on Thursday June 30, 2022, with decisions to transform and strengthen the Alliance. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “The decisions we have taken in Madrid will ensure that our Alliance continues to preserve peace, prevent conflict, and protect our people and our values. Europe and North America, standing together in NATO.”

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