EU scraps pesticide proposal, as farmers continue to protest
The European Commission shelved an anti-pesticide proposal on Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic...
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Sánchez and Feijóo agree to involve EU as mediator in judicial stalemate
Spanish socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP), agreed on Friday to ask the...
Pedro Sánchez hails EU migrant deal, ‘key’ for Spain’s border management
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised the decision taken on Wednesday by the EU to reform its migration laws, saying it was key for Spain’s...
Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calviño chosen to lead EU Investment Bank
European finance ministers on Friday selcted Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño (main image), to become the next head of the European...
Spain ready to sign deal with UK on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar
Spain is ready to sign an agreement on the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Tuesday, before setting off...
The PSOE and Junts sign a pact that will guarantee investiture of Pedro Sánchez
Spain’s PSOE socialist party has signed a controversial pact with the Catalan pro-independence Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party that will enable acting Prime Minister Pedro...
There’s ‘progress’ on adding Catalan, Basque & Galician as EU languages, claims Albares
Spain’s acting Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares (main image) said on Tuesday that ‘progress’ has been made in the Spanish government’s request to have the Catalan,...
Migration paragraph left out of EU statement at end of summit in Granada
A planned section on migration was finally left out at the conclusion of the European Union’s informal summit in Granada (Andalusia) on Friday, after Poland and Hungary...
Spain must wait to see if EU will accept Catalan, Basque & Galician as official languages
Spain’s demand for Catalan, Basque and Galician to become official EU languages faced opposition on Tuesday as the bloc’s member states fear any such move...
Sánchez reiterates that the EU wants a deal on migrant policy by end of 2023
The EU wants an agreement in place by the end of 2023 on how to handle the thousands of migrants heading for the continent, despite...
