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All NATO countries have committed themselves to increasing defense spending by 5%

The official declaration contains no exceptions for countries such as Spain.

FOTODELDIA LA HAYA, 25/06/2025.- El presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez (d); el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump (i); el turco, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (c); y la primera ministra italiana, Giorgia Meloni (3d), entre otros líderes, posan en la foto de familia de la cumbre de la OTAN que se celebra este miércoles en La Haya, Países Bajos. EFE/ J.J. Guillén

32 leaders at the NATO summit in The Hague this Wednesday. Photo: EFE

All NATO member countries, including Spain, have reaffirmed on Wednesday their "commitment to collective defense" and will invest 5% of their GDP in defense by 2035.

This is expressed in the statement made public after the end of the Hague summit, a document which contains no clear exceptions for countries such as Spain and which states that the allies are committed to raising spending to 5% of their GDP due to 'deep threats and challenges to security'.

It particularly mentions Russia's long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and the persistent threat of terrorism.

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