Overview
- Pedro Sánchez and Luís Montenegro met at the Monasterio de La Rábida in Huelva for the XXXVI Hispano‑Portuguese Summit.
- Both governments launched an Alianza por la Seguridad Climática to coordinate adaptation, mitigation and civil‑protection responses to extreme weather and fires.
- Spain and Portugal deepened work on the 17‑satellite Constelación Atlántica to improve surveillance and prevention of severe meteorological events.
- Spain reaffirmed it will not authorize U.S. use of the Rota and Morón bases for operations linked to the Middle East, with Sánchez framing the stance as “no to war.”
- Portugal confirmed U.S. access to the Lajes base for defensive and refuelling purposes and stressed diplomacy, as the leaders also discussed broader tech and economic cooperation, including a possible AI gigafactory and online safeguards for minors.