Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target

Spain was the lowest spender in the trans-Atlantic alliance last year, directing less than 2% of its GDP on defence expenditure. View on euronews

NATO members agreed to increase their defense spending target to 5% of GDP, as demanded by President Trump. However, Spain refused to comply, citing potential social spending cuts. A compromise statement,