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		</div><p>Spain will meet Nato’s defence spending target this year, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.</p>
<p>The news comes as pressure grows on the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy to boost its military expenditure.</p>
<p>Mr Sanchez said the government would raise defence spending by 10.5 billion euros (£9 billion) to reach Nato’s target of 2% of GDP.</p>
<p>The spending would go towards telecommunications, cybersecurity and buying military equipment, he said, as well as raising salaries and adding troops.</p>
<p>Spain spent the least of all Nato members last year on defence as a share of GDP. It previously committed to reaching the 2% target by 2029. But it has come under pressure for not spending enough amid a widening chasm in the transatlantic alliance as the Trump administration says its security priorities lie elsewhere.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken European allies to task for not spending enough on their own defence and has pushed Nato allies to raise defence spending to up to 5% of GDP.</p>
<p>Facing what he called a “changing era”, Mr Sanchez said it was time for Spain to “take control of our own destiny” and contribute to Europe’s rearmament.</p>
<p>“If you asked me years ago about my government’s investment priorities in security and defence, it’s obvious my response would have been different,” Mr Sanchez said.</p>
<p>“That’s not because our values have changed … it’s because the world has.”</p>
<p>The Socialist leader heads a minority government with hard-left coalition partners that oppose defence and military increases.</p>
<p>Mr Sanchez said his plan to boost defence spending would not go through Parliament.</p>
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