Sánchez kicks off Spain’s EU presidency with visit to Ukraine to show ‘unequivocal support’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Saturday that his visit to Kyiv on the first day of Spain’s EU presidency showed the bloc’s ‘unequivocal’...
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Spain requests emergency funds from EU as drought hits farmers
Spain is requesting emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in its agricultural heartlands, Agriculture Minister Luis...
Activists demand EU stops ‘green’ funds used to link ski resorts in Aragón Pyrenees
Environmental groups in Spain have called on the European Union to open an inquiry into the approval of €26.4 million of ‘green’ economic recovery funds...
EU proposes digital driving licences, to also make it easier for non-EU drivers to exchange them
The European Commission on Wednesday issued proposals to simplify the recognition of driving licences between its member states, with the introduction of a digital driving licence,...
Spain to ask EU for electricity price cap to be extended until end of 2024
The Spanish government said on Monday that it will be asking ask the EU to extend a cap on electricity prices until the end of...
Spain, France and Portugal to push ahead with ‘BarMar’ hydrogen pipeline
Spain, France and Portugal on Friday unveiled details of their ambitious plan for an underwater pipeline to bring green hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to...
EU fails to agree ‘joke’ gas price cap amid deep divisions
EU energy ministers failed on Thursday to agree a cap on gas prices to mitigate the energy crisis in Europe, amid deep divisions over an...
Spain, Portugal and France agree to create ‘Green Energy Corridor’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that Spain, Portugal and France have agreed to create a ‘Green Energy Corridor’ that will transport gas and...
Spanish politicians react to results of the Italian elections
A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has won the most votes in Italy’s national elections, looking set to deliver the country’s first...
Drought in Spain and across Europe could be the ‘worst in 500 years’
With no significant rainfall for almost two months in Western, Central and Southern Europe, the dry period is expected to continue in what experts say...
