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Spain welcomes EU green light for Mercosur pact after decades of talks, as France fails to block accord

News Desk10th January 202613th January 2026

10th January 202613th January 2026465

The European Union on Friday finally cleared a long-stalled trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, backing a pact strongly supported by business groups...

Early analysis suggests African swine fever outbreak in Catalonia does not match research lab samples

News Desk2nd January 20267th January 2026

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The strain of African swine fever (ASF) identified in wild boars in Cerdanyola (Catalonia) is different from those handled at the IRTA-CReSA research facility, according...

Spanish police search laboratory near Barcelona in African swine fever outbreak investigation

News Desk18th December 202526th December 2025

18th December 202526th December 2025856

Spanish police carried out a search on Thursday morning at the IRTA-CReSA state-funded laboratory near Barcelona, as part of an investigation into the origin of...

Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid, raising fears of bird flu outbreak

News Desk10th December 202515th December 2025

10th December 202515th December 2025983

Around 400 storks have been discovered dead along a stretch of river south of Madrid, authorities said on Tuesday, sparking fears that a highly contagious...

Spanish authorities to investigate five laboratories in search for origin of African swine fever outbreak

News Desk7th December 202510th December 2025

7th December 202510th December 20251214

Spanish authorities confirmed on Saturday that they are examining five laboratory facilities as part of efforts to determine the origin of an outbreak of African...

Spanish army’s emergencies unit deployed to help combat African swine fever detected outside Barcelona

News Desk1st December 20258th December 2025

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Spain has sent more than 100 members of its military to assist in containing an outbreak of African swine fever detected just outside Barcelona —...

African swine fever detected in two wild boars near Barcelona, Spain’s first cases since 1994

News Desk28th November 20251st December 2025

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Spain’s Agriculture Ministry announced on Friday that African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in two wild boars discovered dead in Cerdanyola del Vallès, on...

Spain bans raising of poultry outdoors from Monday due to increase in bird flu cases

News Desk9th November 202513th November 2025

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Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered a preventive measure that bans raising poultry outdoors as of Monday 10 November. No end date has been set. The...

Spain seeks EU clearance to expand cattle vaccination after lumpy skin disease outbreak

News Desk29th October 20253rd November 2025

29th October 20253rd November 2025919

Spain’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has requested authorisation from the European Commission to broaden its cattle vaccination programme following the nation’s first...

Spain culls over 120 cattle after first outbreak of lumpy skin disease

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

7th October 202513th October 20251331

Spanish officials on Monday confirmed plans to cull more than 120 cattle following the country’s first recorded outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly...

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