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Spain asks EU to suspend association agreement with Israel, citing human rights concerns

News Desk24th June 202530th June 2025

24th June 202530th June 20259080

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares (main image) asked the European Union for the ‘immediate’ suspension of the association agreement with Israel on Monday, citing...

EU hits food delivery company Glovo with multimillion euro fine

News Desk3rd June 20259th June 2025

3rd June 20259th June 20254649

The European Union has imposed a hefty fine totaling €329 million on the German food delivery firm Delivery Hero and its Spanish subsidiary Glovo for...

EU postpones vote on official status of Catalan, Basque & Galician languages

News Desk27th May 20252nd June 2025

27th May 20252nd June 20251660

EU member states on Tuesday postponed a vote on the official status of Catalan, Basque and Galician being recognised as official languages of the European...

Trump and Von der Leyen agree 9 July deadline to reach US-EU tariff deal after 50% threat

News Desk26th May 20252nd June 2025

26th May 20252nd June 20251484

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would hold off on implementing the proposed 50% tariffs on the European Union until 9 July,...

EU and UK ‘reset’ post-Brexit relations with new agreements at mini-summit

News Desk19th May 202526th May 2025

19th May 202526th May 20253853

The European Union and the United Kingdom marked a fresh phase in their post-Brexit relationship on Monday, reaching new agreements focused on defence collaboration and...

Power blackout affects 60 million people across Spain and Portugal

News Desk28th April 20254th May 2025

28th April 20254th May 20251855

Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. At 12.30pm on Monday, a massive power outage swept across a large stretch of...

New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three

News Desk19th April 202525th April 2025

19th April 202525th April 20256598

A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled...

EU welcomes Trump’s 90-day pause in tariffs, as stock markets soar

News Desk10th April 202514th April 2025

10th April 202514th April 20251295

UPDATED (at 13h on Thursday 10 April): The European Union’s executive commission said on Thursday it will put its retaliation measures against new US tariffs...

Pedro Sánchez heads to China and Vietnam in wake of US tariffs storm

News Desk8th April 202513th April 2025

8th April 202513th April 20251793

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez embarks on a visit to China and Vietnam this week, aiming to expand market access in the wake of US...

EU hits out at Trump’s tariffs, yet keeps door open for ‘last-minute negotiations’

News Desk3rd April 20258th April 2025

3rd April 20258th April 20251625

European leaders strongly criticised the latest round of sweeping US tariffs on Thursday, with the European Union signalling its readiness to implement countermeasures while also...

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