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Spain: asked for three billions for defense

The announcement just weeks before the NATO summit in Madrid (June 29-30)

The Spanish Defense Ministry wants to increase its budget by three billion euros through an extraordinary credit. This is a decision that will be used to meet Madrid's commitments to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) demands that each member should commit 2 percent of national GDP to defense and security.The fund should be established by a decree law, to be approved by the council of ministers...

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Madrid, Spain, 06/09/2022 07:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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