This Tuesday, the Government committed investments worth nearly €12 billion. The Council of Ministers approved an investment package featuring new systems for the Navy and the Air Force, alongside the modernization of vessels, the acquisition of anti-drone systems, and missile programs. It promoted the acquisition of both an intelligence ship and a hydrographic vessel, and endorsed the modernization of other Navy minehunters, surface ships, and amphibious assault vessels. Among the…

To the executive report on defence spending that Sánchez had prepared for the NATO summit, another item of €6,287 million was added at the last minute. The Council of Ministers approved it last Tuesday, just before the chief executive caught his flight to Ankara. This is a record credit transfer ordered by the Treasury to the Ministry of Defence—nearly double the largest one authorized so far this year. The briefing…

NATO yesterday once again pointed to Spain as the member of the Atlantic Alliance that makes the lowest investment in defense relative to the size of its economy. In fact, the organization’s annual report indicates that the country’s military spending closed 2024 at 1.24% of its GDP, compared to the 1.4% outlined in the government’s rearmament plan. The figure increases the outstanding gap to reach the commitment of 2% of…

The parties belonging to Sumar, the far-left coalition that is part of the government led by the PSOE, held a meeting late on Monday afternoon (which extended into the early hours of the night) to try to reach a consensus on the latest mandate from the European Council before the meeting between the second vice president, Yolanda Díaz – leader of Sumar – and the president of the Government. The…