On June 22, local time, the Spanish government and NATO reached an agreement. As the NATO summit is about to be held in The Hague, Spain does not have to forcibly fulfill its promises to NATO and raise military spending to 5% of the gross domestic product. NATO Secretary General Rutte has sent a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez to allow Spain to be flexible in increasing military spending. Earlier, the Spanish government sent a letter to NATO refusing to raise military spending to 5% of the gross domestic product as requested by the US side.

On June 22, local time, the Spanish government and NATO reached an agreement. As the NATO summit is about to be held in The Hague, Spain does not have to forcibly fulfill its promises to NATO and raise military spending to 5% of the gross domestic product. NATO Secretary General Rutte has sent a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez to allow Spain to be flexible in increasing military spending. Earlier, the Spanish government sent a letter to NATO refusing to raise military spending to 5% of the gross domestic product as requested by the US side.