Sánchez hits back at Trump’s latest criticism of Spain being ‘not a team player’
For the fifth time in two weeks, US President Donald Trump has once again taken aim at Spain, pressing the country to boost its defence...
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Spanish government hits back after renewed tariff threats from Donald Trump over defence spending
Hours after US President Donald Trump once again threatened Spain with tariffs unless it increased its defence spending, the Spanish government has hit back. ‘The...
Trump tells Sánchez he’s doing a ‘fantastic job’ – days after suggesting Spain should be thrown out of NATO
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
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’
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’
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
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’
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
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
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...
