Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence

<p>PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt out</p><p>Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has rejected Nato’s proposal for member states to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP, saying the idea would “not only be unreasonable but also counterproductive”.</p><p>Sánchez said that he was not seeking to complicate next week’s Nato summit in The Hague, but he wanted there to be a “more flexible formula” that would either make the target optional or allow Spain to opt out.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/spain-rejects-nato-plan-for-member-states-to-spend-5-of-gdp-on-defence">Continue reading...</a>