Spanish Defence Ministry Archives

Pedro Sánchez announces €10.5bn more in defence spending, to reach 2% of GDP

News Desk22nd April 202529th April 2025

22nd April 202529th April 2025759

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday that Spain will achieve NATO’s defence spending benchmark this year, responding to increasing calls for the country

Pedro Sánchez vows to boost Spain’s defence without affecting welfare spend

News Desk26th March 202531st March 2025

26th March 202531st March 2025746

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Wednesday to introduce a national strategy aimed at strengthening Spain’s defence industry, as Europe contends with a more

Spain’s promise to EU allies to spend more on defence faces resistance at home

News Desk16th March 202521st March 2025

16th March 202521st March 20251486

Spain, NATO’s lowest defence spender relative to its economy, is facing both political and public resistance as it attempts to meet European calls for increased

Spain repatriates two women and 13 children from Syria camp

News Desk10th January 202319th January 2023

10th January 202319th January 20231664

Madrid has repatriated two Spanish women and 13 children from the unsafe, unsanitary Roj refugee camp in northeast Syria – the first repatriation from the camp so far this year. The

Spain seeks to replace Offical Secrets Law, but top secrets could remain confidential for 50 years

News Desk2nd August 20229th August 2022

2nd August 20229th August 20221576

The Spanish government has unveiled a proposed draft Classified Information Law, the first since the country returned to democracy in 1978. The current law was

Spain to send more troops to reinforce NATO in Latvia, and take in Ukrainian refugees

News Desk2nd March 20226th March 2022

2nd March 20226th March 20222101

Click here for all our reports related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spain will be sending 150 additional troops to Latvia as part of a

Spain sends 20 tonnes of protective gear and medical supplies to Ukraine

News Desk28th February 20226th March 2022

28th February 20226th March 20223926

Click here for all our reports related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spain has sent 20 tonnes of personal protective equipment and medical supplies

Ex-military WhatsApp group’s talk of ‘executing 26 million’ reported by Defence Ministry

News Desk4th December 202012th April 2022

4th December 202012th April 20223909

Spain’s Ministry of Defence has made a formal complaint to the Public Prosecutor’s Office about a WhatsApp chat group involving retired members of the Spanish Armed

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Spanish jet accidentally fires missile over Estonia

AFP8th August 20184th January 2019

8th August 20184th January 20191888

Spain’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired a missile in the skies

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