Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Spain
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 9 July 2008
- Ratified: 2 April 2009
- Entry into force: 1 August 2009
Spain - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done) 
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
(GRETA may add country-specific questions, indicated where applicable in the reply to the questionnaire below)
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| submitted 24 November 2025
(working) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to Spain
8 to 12 June 2026
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
SPAIN - 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 1 June 2021
The questionnaire sent to the Spanish Government includes country-specific questions available below in the Government's reply
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 5 October 2021
GRETA Monitoring visit to Spain: EN - FR | 4-8 July 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 12 June 2023
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 30 June 2025
SPAIN - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures, new trends in trafficking, child traffickings
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 8 June 2016
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN | submitted 27 October 2016
GRETA Monitoring visit to Spain: EN - FR | 5 to 9 June 2017
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 20 June 2018
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 9 November 2018
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 13 May 2020
SPAIN - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 31 January 2012
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN | submitted 31 May 2012
GRETA Monitoring visit to Spain | 15 to 19 October 2012
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 27 September 2013
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 7 October 2013
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 29 November 2015
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
