Zarzuela Palace, Madrid
The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and other members of his Cabinet at the National Security Council meeting, chaired by King Felipe VI (Pool Moncloa/Fernando Calvo)
At the meeting, the Council gave the green light to the procedure for drawing up the new National Security Strategy. As established in Law 36/2015 of 28 September 2015 on National Security, the President of the Government is responsible for proposing its drafting and revisions every five years, or alternatively when the circumstances of the strategic environment make it advisable to do so. In addition to the legally established deadlines, the agreement adopted today by the National Security Council identifies the significant change in the international landscape since 2021 as the main reason for initiating the strategic review process.
The meeting was attended by the First Vice-President and Minister for Treasury, María Jesús Montero; the Second Vice-President and Minister for Work and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares; the Minister for the Presidency, Justice and Parliamentary Relations, Félix Bolaños; the Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles; the Minister for Home Affairs, Fernando Grande-Marlaska; the Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente; the Minister for Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu; the Minister for Health, Mónica Garcia; the Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant; the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López; the Director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government, Diego Rubio; the Secretary of State for Communication, Lydia del Canto; the Chief of the Defence Staff, Teodoro Esteban; the Secretary of State Director of the National Intelligence Centre, Esperanza Casteleiro; the Secretary of State for Security, Rafael Pérez, and the Director of the Department of Homeland Security, Loreto Gutiérrez.
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