Spain said it would not go with the US-made F-35 and would instead look at options like Europe's Eurofighter and FCAS.

In the Trump-brokered agreement for NATO to increase its defense spending, 'defense-related' projects take on a new ...

Like many Western democracies, Spain needs more people. Last year the national birthrate was 1.4, the second lowest in the ...

Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% ...

Spain is no longer considering the option of buying U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and is choosing between European-made ...

In Spain, “digital sovereignty” now means putting up barriers to restrict American tech companies while outsourcing the ...

Spain is climbing the global military ladder, well ahead of its southern neighbour, Morocco, according to the latest Global ...

The prime minister emerged weaker from a snap election he called two years ago, at which the mainstream conservative People’s ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Markus Schreiber/Associated ...

NATO allies earlier Wednesday approved a plan to increase their defense spending from 2 percent of gross domestic product to 5 percent by 2035. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has credited Trump ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Spain's refusal to meet the NATO defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product will mean a tougher trade deal for the southern European country.