http://revista.ieee.es/index.php/ieee 386 Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies Núm. 10 / 2017 The structure of our National Security System includes the National Security Council, in its capacity as Government Delegate Committee for National Security, assisting the Prime Minister in directing National Security policy and the National Security system, while the Specialised Committees are set up as agencies providing support to the National Security Council. The agencies currently in existence are the National Council of Cybersecurity, the Specialised Committee on Immigration, the Specialised Situation Committee, the National Maritime Security Council, and the Specialised Committee on Energy Security. Therefore, in line with what has already been achieved, we propose that consideration be given to the creation of a Specialised Committee on the Security of Land Routes. In this context, within the framework of the EU, the European Commission has recently carried out some changes to its structure (2016) to include, for example, the newly-created post of EU Security Commissioner, who will be working with a number of experts on a range of diverse fields and in particular on issues relating to Home Affairs, Mobility and Transport, and who will similarly be providing support to the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs. The situation of virulent terrorist attacks against the interests of the EU and its Member States needs a stronger European identity, and a reinforced leadership position in the European Union in the medium and long term; in this context, Spain’s contribution is hugely relevant in terms of its experience, its geostrategic situation, its natural relationship with Latin American countries and Spain’s proven commitment to the EU’s Interior Security Strategy as well as the implementation of the European Security Agenda adopted in April 2015 54. Moreover, Spain as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council during the 2015-2016 biennium has promoted the adoption of Resolution 2322 (2016) to strengthen international judicial cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The purpose of this Resolution is to launch international legal, police and judicial cooperation as an effective tool for the international community to deal with the terrorist threat and transnational organised crime. CONCLUSIONS National Security Strategies are conditioned by regulatory frameworks, such as the European Union’s Internal Security policy, which serves not only to protect its Member States and the community formed by them, but also to contribute to peace and cooperation in world stability. In this sense, the EU’s Global Strategy on Foreign Policy and Security presented on June 28, 2016 represents a change of philosophy and determines five priorities for Security and Foreign Policy of the EU: the reinforcement of the Security of the Union; state and societal resilience to the east and south; an integrated approach to conflict; cooperative regional orders and global governance 54 EUROPEAN COMMISSION ‘The European Agenda on Security’ 28.4.15 COM (2015) 185 final.
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