According to Reuters, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said during a news conference in Brussels at a NATO summit, that Spain aims to raise defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product by 2024, in line with its NATO-agreed goal. U.S. President Donald Trump has called on NATO member states to reach the target sooner. Aside from the United States, which spends about 3.5 percent of GDP on defense. Currently, only Britain, Poland, Greece and Estonia are the members that meet the target.