MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will meet the goal of spending 2{5ad0cd663e4180c32b8049fbde12201ec3855e324a84c95f0595f875746ae8b3} of its economic output in defense as requested by NATO within a multi-annual period, Spain's Prime Minister said on Monday.
"Spain will meet its 2{5ad0cd663e4180c32b8049fbde12201ec3855e324a84c95f0595f875746ae8b3} defense spending target within a multi-annual period," he said on Monday.
NATO member countries have committed to defense spending at 2 percent of GDP.
Several European countries, including Germany, Poland and Denmark, have increased military spending in response to the Ukraine crisis.
(Reporting by Emma Pinedo, Belen Carreño; Editing by Jesús Aguado)
