Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.”

Spain has asked to opt out of NATO's plan to increase members' defence spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, a move that could derail a summit at which the military alliance plans to ask them to commit to the target.

Spain has requested an exemption from NATO’s plan to increase member countries’ defence spending to 5 per cent of their gross domestic product, a move that Reuters reported on Thursday could derail