Spain gives its Interior Ministry , with military support , the leadership in domestic counterterrorism . For international threats , the National Intelligence Center ( CNI ) has responsibility . CNI , which reports directly to the Prime Minister , is staffed principally by which is subordinated directly to the Prime Minister 's office . After the March 11 , 2004 Madrid train bombings , the national investigation found problems between the Interior Ministry and CNI , and , as a result , the National Anti-Terrorism Coordination Center was created . Spain 's 3/11 Commission called for this Center to do operational coordination as well as information collection and dissemination . The military has organic counterintelligence to meet specific military needs
2004 Madrid train bombings
2004 Madrid train bombings
Counterintelligence