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 - 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done) 
GRETA Third round questionnaire
The questionnaire sent to the Spanish Government includes country-specific questions available below in the Government's reply
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| received 5 October 2021
(done) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to Spain
(done) 
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
EN - FR | published 12 June 2023
(done) 
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
(working) Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Expected on 16 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 | received 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 | received 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 | received 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 | 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
