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Von der Leyen proposes new EU migration emergency framework after Ceuta crisis

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new EU emergency mechanism allowing greater temporary flexibility in migration procedures following the mass arrival...
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Calls for an AI slowdown: conscience, politics, or cold feet?

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This week Dario Amodei (left, main image), CEO of Anthropic, the creators of the Claude AI assistant, published an essay warning that AI is moving...
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Spain and Italy extend border checks as diplomatic row over Ceuta deepens

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Spain and Italy have again extended reciprocal border controls for another 15 days following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta this summer, as an...
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Court hears challenge to mass dismissal of more than 2,000 Meta content moderators in Barcelona

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The Catalan High Court (TSJC) has heard a legal challenge to the mass dismissal of more than 2,000 content moderators in Barcelona who worked on...
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Spanish Supreme Court refuses to grant Puigdemont amnesty despite EU court ruling

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Spain’s Supreme Court has again refused to apply the country’s controversial amnesty law to former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont over the alleged misuse of public funds...
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Sánchez dismisses Morocco blackmail claims as fit for ‘a Netflix series’ as Ceuta crisis continues

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has dismissed claims that his government is being blackmailed by Morocco as material better suited to ‘a Netflix series’, while...
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Spanish government vows to defend SEAT as Volkswagen weighs future of historic car brand

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The Spanish government has pledged to make ‘every effort necessary’ to preserve SEAT as uncertainty continues over the future of one of the country’s most...
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Spain had warnings of mass migrant crossings into Ceuta, but not their scale, documents reveal

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Spain’s intelligence and security services had detected mounting migration pressure and received warnings of possible coordinated mass crossings into Ceuta before more than 70,000 people...
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Spain moves to grant citizenship to Sahrawis born during its rule of Western Sahara

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The Spanish Congress has approved legislation that would provide a route to Spanish citizenship for tens of thousands of Sahrawis born when Western Sahara was...
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