The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, has assured that the Government of Spain will reach 2% of the GDP in military spending “very early” to 2029, so far the objective that Spain was set but that the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, confirmed that Pedro Sánchez, confirmed that he would advance to, thus, thus, meet the commitment before In the bosom of NATO.
In statements from Lisbon, where he has participated in a forum with the Portuguese Defense Minister, Nuno Melo, Robles has indicated that Spain has a commitment to reach 2% and will fulfill it “very early” to the planned calendar. “Everyone will see that We comply with rigor, seriously and always leaving the interests of Spain very highwhich are the interests of security, defense and peace, “he said.
The military investment of 2% of GDP is the objective that NATO was set in 2014 and that has become the key issue within the military organization in view of geopolitical turbulence and the need for Europe to rearm to the threat of Russia. Even, Other actors such as the European Commission have come to talk about 3%.
“It is not a problem of deadlines, but that rigorous work is being done,” oaks insisted. These statements arrive in full debate about the new objective of expenses in defense of NATO and when the Aliado General Secretary, Mark Rutte, has urged the countries lagging for spending to arrive This summer to the bar of 2%.
In statements from a colloquium with students in Poland, the former Dutch prime minister mentioned Spain as one of the NATO countries that wants to meet the goal of 2% this summer, together with Belgium, after indicating that Portugal and Italy have similar debates. Hours later Moncloa clarified Rutte’s statements and pointed out that Spain will do “as much as possible” to reach 2% of the defense spending, “from here to summer.”
Spain follows the internal work regarding the calculation of defense spending, some accounts in which the Executive wants to include the budget dedicated to the anti -terrorism struggle, the defense of the borders and current expenses of the State Security Forces and Bodies. In this sense, allied sources They do not rule out that Spain can arrive with the duties done to the summit and already fulfilling the objective of 2%, depending on the calculation used to measure the military game.
There is an open discussion in the organization and in which other countries will also update their accounts. The sources consulted indicate that “No one rejects” the debate on accounting of military investment in view that military spending will be the fundamental issue that NATO addresses at the Summit of Leaders in The Hague at the end of June.
By then, the allies prepare to renew the objective of 2% agreed in 2014, which today serves 23 of the 32 NATO allies, with Spain to the tail with 1.28%. The Hague Summit will be the scenario to stage the agreement for a new defense objective that will involve a “substantial increase” and will be above 3%, as different allied sources underline and has pointed out the secretary general himself.
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