Spain

The Spanish government agreed in September 2018 to sign the TPNW. The agreement was made during negotiations on the 2019 budget, when left-wing party Podemos obtained a commitment from the government to sign the Treaty in exchange for Podemos’ support for the 2019 budget. The government has not commented on whether or when it will implement this decision (bit.ly/2koiOgA). The city of Granollers and five other Spanish cities have signed ICAN’s Cities Appeal.

• Spain should ensure that nuclear weapons do not have a role in its national defence plans and security policies. It should renounce the retention and potential use of nuclear weapons on its behalf, for instance through a declaratory statement, and refrain from endorsing future alliance statements in support of weapons of mass destruction.
• Spain should urgently sign and ratify the TPNW, and encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty. Until it is in a position to do so, it should – in line with its obligations under the NPT – welcome the TPNW as a valuable contribution towards the common aspiration of a world without nuclear weapons, attend its meetings of states parties as an observer, and work with its states parties on practical steps towards disarmament.