“Of course,” a spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense told Europa Press. There is an open invitation from Spain and indeed, the Spanish authorities have already joined An expert-level discussion about this project in August.
On Thursday, 15 European countries signed the development commitment an initiative for a joint air defense system. In addition to Germany, this block includes Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and the United Kingdom.
Robles confirmed on the margins of a NATO ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday that this was “a unilaterally discussed decision by Germany”. “We understand that our participation in the NATO anti-missile shield is appropriate without prejudice to the fact that if there was an explicit request made to us, we would have joined it,” he said.