Madrid, 29-30 June 2022

NATO Summit

Spain will host a NATO Summit in Madrid on 29 and 30 June 2022. This year Spain celebrates the 40th anniversary of joining NATO.

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Pedro Sánchez: "We cannot let 20 million Spanish households foot the bill for the war"

2026.3.26

Speaking at the Sixth eldiario.es Economic Forum, the president of the Government of Spain called for European unity so that "we do not allow ourselves to be broken", setting out a roadmap with four priorities: completing the single market, strengthening European public assets, investing more, and bolstering financial sovereignty and the social pillar.
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Robles highlights the Patriot Unit's work in Turkey in defending NATO airspace

2026.3.23

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, held a videoconference with the contingent of the Patriot A/T XXIII unit deployed at Incirlik Air Base (Turkey), as part of NATO's Operation Persistent Effort.
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Torrejón Air Base receives the bulk of the Spanish military personnel evacuated from Iraq

2026.3.21

Minister Robles and the Chief of the Defence Staff have welcomed a total of 205 military personnel who were evacuated via Turkey.
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200 Spanish military personnel successfully evacuated from Iraq

2026.3.20

Following an operation launched after the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, they have been transferred to Turkey and other countries.
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Robles holds a videoconference with Spanish military personnel deployed in Slovakia, Lithuania, and the Indian Ocean

2026.3.11

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, visited the Operations Command at the Retamares Base, where she thanked the military personnel for their commitment to security and collective defence.
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Margarita Robles receives the US Ambassador to Spain

2026.3.4

The Minister for Defence has urged Benjamin León to maintain the same frequency and fluidity of contact as with her predecessor.
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Pedro Sánchez argues in Munich that nuclear rearmament is not the way forward and reiterates the need to create a European army

2026.2.14

The President of the Government of Spain has argued that nuclear rearmament is not the right path, highlighting the uncertainty that AI adds to the global landscape and urging countries to sign a new START treaty.
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Robles reaffirms Spain's commitment to the Alliance and sustained support for Ukraine in Brussels

2026.2.12

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, reiterated allied unity and the strengthening of deterrence and defence at the meeting of NATO defence ministers.
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Margarita Robles highlights Spain's contribution to Alliance air defence

2026.2.3

The Minister for Defence made this statement during a meeting with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who is visiting Spain.
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Robles: "No one can doubt Spain's reliability as a country or the professionalism of its Armed Forces"

2026.1.8

The Minister for Defence spoke at the Conference of Ambassadors, where she urged diplomats to highlight this reliability and commitment in all UN, NATO, and EU missions.