7th February 2025

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EU vows ‘firm’ retaliation if Donald Trump unleashes trade tariffs

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The European Union has vowed to respond ‘firmly’ if US President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on the bloc, condemning his latest trade actions against Canada,
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Spain says social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X must be neutral, not interfere

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Social media platforms should be neutral and not interfere in other nations’ political affairs, the Spanish government’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Pilar Alegría was responding
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EU countries to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered

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European nations approved plans on Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. The 49 member states of
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Flood ‘catastrophe’ should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit

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ALSO READ: Spanish royals, PM and regional president pelted with mud by flood survivors. European officials have pointed to the devastating flooding in Spain as
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Pedro Sánchez argues for Europe to be ‘open & prosperous’, not ‘closed & poor’

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez argued for Europe to remain ‘open and prosperous’ instead of ‘closed and poor’ in a European Council summit in which
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Pedro Sánchez calls upon EU to speed up deal on managing irregular migrants

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for new EU rules on handling irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants to come into force in
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Spanish minister Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition

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Spain’s current ecological transition minister, Teresa Ribera, was named on Tuesday as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc’s