EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela’s Maduro
Spain, France, the UK and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead of an UN Security Council meeting on Saturday, saying they would...
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Brexit deal defeat: EU reactions
The EU and European governments have warned that the British parliament’s rejection of a Brexit deal heightened the risk of a disorderly withdrawal from the...
Focus on Ciudadanos: ‘weather vane’ to ‘dangerous friendships’
Four years after it burst onto the national scene, Spain’s Ciudadanos (Cs) party is poised to govern a region for the first time, in a...
Spain to raise minimum wage 22% in 2019
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Wednesday his cabinet would approve next week a 22% increase in the monthly minimum wage to 1,050 euros in...
Macron urged to act after ‘yellow vest’ protests
Calls mounted on Sunday for French President Emmanuel Macron to bring an end to the ‘yellow vest’ crisis gripping France as authorities counted the cost...
Valls: ‘no room for an agreement with Vox’
The former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is campaigning to become Barcelona’s next mayor. Although he’s running as an independent, his platform is mainly supported...
Manuel Valls to run for Barcelona mayor
France’s combative former prime minister Manuel Valls announced Tuesday that he will run for mayor of Barcelona, in what will be an unprecedented bid for...
Spain, Portugal to take in most of Aquarius migrants
Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock...
