Overview

• The Interior Ministry awarded a €6 million contract in October 2024 for 15 million Israeli-made bullets, triggering a political crisis within Spain's coalition government.
• Prime Minister Sánchez's office announced the contract's annulment but has yet to formalize the decision, opting for a JIMDDU import license denial instead of explicit rescission.
• Minister Grande-Marlaska maintains he will not resign and plans to address the controversy publicly at a Club Siglo XXI luncheon on Monday.
• The opposition Partido Popular has called for parliamentary hearings involving key ministers and plans to escalate the case to the Tribunal de Cuentas.
• Guardian Defense, the contract intermediary, is considering legal action if the government proceeds with blocking the ammunition import.