Robles ignores us with a notification until Spain reaches 5 % in defense and says 2 % is “enough” to comply with NATO
Washington warned on Wednesday that the United States continues to claim European allies an increase of 5 % of the gross domestic product of their defensive spending, including “Spain, on Wednesday. But the government sees this with other eyes: Defense Secretary Margareta Robilels, on Thursday That 2 % is “sufficient” to meet NATO capabilitiesThus ignoring the notice that comes from Washington. He said before the press.
The speech that leaves the Sanchez government does not change. “We will assume our obligations and our capabilities that are attributed to us by the Atlantic Ocean alliance,” said Robles, who has already explained a few weeks ago. The minister believes that the arrangement of factors must be invested: first talk about How can the European industry “bear” and then deal with the issue of percentage of spending. “Not only defining the percentage, but this not only responds to the needs of our armed forces, but also the defense industry,” he said, and stressed the presence of other European countries in the same line.
For the Minister of Defense, you cannot enter the general, but, as they said, the important nuances. “We must be able to determine whether or not this percentage of expenses attends the need or notS, to the capabilities, if we can implement it and how the European industry will work if it will be able to take over the fixed percentage, “stressed again the Spanish position. Spain was, in fact, the country that made in 2024 the lowest expenses in defense among all allies allies.” We believe that the position of percentage can be distorted, not only at the level of public opinion we want to the Atlantic and European Union alliance. Therefore, the Spanish position is very clear, “has been repeated since last month. Although this Thursday said that the government is ready” to increase “expenses if necessary in the future.
This situation this Thursday coincides with the road map that started to draw the general NATO, Mark Retti: It is considered that reaching 5 % of security spending as Donald Trump asks for a goal that will be discussed in leaders of this month in The Hague, but he sees important Connect this investment with the “capabilities” that the organization needsIt is a point in which Spain confirms, for example.
“What we will decide in The Hague, What we will spend in the future defense, the new investment plan in defense, depends on what we need in terms of capabilities Roiti, who provides a series of guidelines to talk about it by 5 %, said. The Secretary -General of the Atlantic Alliance divides the plan into two parts, from here to 2032. Of 5 %, 3.5 % will be allocated to pure military spending on the Spanish government’s spending in its security definition, by others like Italian.
Rutte admits that all this is practical. “We will analyze the lakes that we have, not only to be able to defend ourselves today, but also within three, five or seven years, and all these investments must be funded, and this is what we will do in The Hague,” developed, while insisting on the number 5 %. “I want to make sure that all NATO countries They understand that you have to get the shoulder, each country must contribute to this 5 % level In appreciation of the nature of the threat, “the Minister of Defense of the United States, Beit Higish, who added that” the solid force is what really deter “said from Brussels from Brussels.
But for the goal that Washington suggests and cannot reach Routte, coincides with NATO. There are many allies who assume that we must increase the expenses in the defense yes or yes, and they have clarified governments such as French, German or Swedish. Now, the key is how. “We have to invest in our air defense systems, in our long missiles, in our land training exercises, control and control systems. All this should happen, and this means major investmentsRoot said.
