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Trump tells Sánchez he’s doing a ‘fantastic job’ – days after suggesting Spain should be thrown out of NATO

News Desk14th October 202514th October 2025

14th October 202514th October 2025287

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and US President Donald Trump met publicly on Monday for the first time since the US president’s return to the White...

Trump suggests Spain should be ‘thrown out’ of NATO due to low defence spend

News Desk10th October 202514th October 2025

10th October 202514th October 2025605

US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that Spain could face expulsion from NATO because of its reluctance to meet the alliance’s new, higher defence...

Sánchez: ‘We have a moral duty to save lives in Gaza’, which is a ‘catastrophic situation of genocide’

News Desk27th June 20251st July 2025

27th June 20251st July 20252214

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that Europe has a ‘moral duty to save lives in Gaza’ and that the situation there is...

Trump threatens Spain with trade war: ‘We’re going to make them pay double’

News Desk25th June 202530th June 2025

25th June 202530th June 20252446

US President Donald Trump threatened Spain with a trade war in a press conference at the end of the NATO summit in The Hague on...

NATO leaders agree to increase spending and reiterate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence

News Desk25th June 202529th June 2025

25th June 202529th June 20251085

NATO leaders reached an agreement on Wednesday to significantly boost defence spending following pressure from US President Donald Trump. They reaffirmed their ‘ironclad commitment’ to...

Donald Trump on way to NATO summit: ‘There’s always a problem with Spain’

News Desk25th June 202526th June 2025

25th June 202526th June 20251269

On board Air Force One and on his way to the NATO summit in The Hague on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that there’s...

Spain reaches deal with NATO to be excluded from 5% defence spending goal

News Desk23rd June 202525th June 2025

23rd June 202525th June 20251694

Spain has secured an agreement with NATO to be exempt from a defence spending goal of 5% of its GDP, just days before the alliance’s...

Pedro Sánchez rejects increasing military spending to 5% as demanded by Trump

News Desk19th June 202523rd June 2025

19th June 202523rd June 20251511

Spain is pushing back against a NATO summit initiative aimed at placating US President Donald Trump, as it resists committing to his demand that alliance...

Spain scraps €6.8m ammunition order from Israeli company after uproar

News Desk25th April 202529th April 2025

25th April 202529th April 20251456

Spain has decided to revoke an ammunition procurement deal with an Israeli defence company, following mounting pressure from the left-wing party within the socialist (POSE)...

Pedro Sánchez announces €10.5bn more in defence spending, to reach 2% of GDP

News Desk22nd April 202529th April 2025

22nd April 202529th April 20252236

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday that Spain will achieve NATO’s defence spending benchmark this year, responding to increasing calls for the country...

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