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 financial contributions to the defence alliance.

MADRID, LISBON - Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro reaffirmed their countries' commitment to spending 2% of GDP on defence by 2029, with the latter signalling that this could happen sooner than expected.

Spain is not in BRICS, whose initials stand for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Spain is a member of NATO, along with the U.S., and of the European Union. Trump erroneously said Spain was in BRICS when a journalist asked him about NATO ...

Spain is under pressure to raise its military spending. Spain could have to raise defence spending to five percent of GDP

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.

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,

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez fired back at Donald Trump on Wednesday after the U.S. president criticized Madrid for falling well short on its defense spending.

After US President Donald Trump confused Spain with a member of the BRICS bloc, a spokesperson for the Spanish government responded, saying she was unsure why Trump made the comment. Trump erroneously said Spain was in BRICS when a journalist asked him on Monday about NATO countries like Spain which don't meet the NATO minimum of spending 2 percent of economic output on defense.

Issue of peace in Ukraine cannot be addressed without European involvement, says Spanish foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed continued support for Ukraine with the leadership of Portugal and Spain. — Ukrinform.

When pressed, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and others in his government have emphasized Spain’s commitment to European security and to NATO. Since 2018, Spain has increased its defense ...

MADRID — While 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 won’t be ...