The President of the Government of Spain chairs the National Security Council meeting

Moncloa Palace, Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, during the meeting of the National Security Council (Pool Moncloa/Fernando Calvo)

In addition to the Annual National Security Report 2023, the National Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the National Maritime Security Strategy were approved. The members of the Council also heard a progress report on health security linked to the creation of the State Public Health Agency, among other matters.

The meeting was attended by the First Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Treasury, María Jesús Montero; the Third Vice-President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera; 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 Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo; the Minister for Health, Mónica García; the Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant; the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, José Luis Escrivá; the Director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government, Óscar López; the Secretary of State for Communication, Francesc Vallès; the Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Diego Martínez; the Chief of 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 National Security, Loreto Gutiérrez.

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