In the run-up to the summit, Spain emerged as the lone holdout against the spending target. Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, is in a tight spot at home, battling allegations of corruption by his aides and unable to pass a budget. “A 5% spending would be disproportionate and unnecessary,” he said on June 22nd.

Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. He was the last of the dozens of heads of state invited to the Paleis Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, the straight-backed footmen in braided gold tailcoats swaying in place by the time he climbed out of his armored limousine.