Phased launch of EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) approved by MEPs
The European Parliament has officially greenlit a phased introduction of a new border control mechanism for non-EU nationals that will eliminate the need for passport...
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Spain’s Vox party joins EU’s far-right to rally behind Marine Le Pen after public office ban
Several far-right and nationalist figures in Europe and beyond, including the leader of Spain’s Vox party, voiced their support for Marine Le Pen on Monday,...
EU finally aims for October start date for Entry/Exit System (EES) passport checks
The European Union’s long-delayed biometric passport check system, known as the Entry/Exit System (EES), could finally launch in October this year following an agreement reached...
‘Make Europe Great Again’ – the EU’s far-right bloc makes show of force in Madrid
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and France’s Marine Le Pen took centre stage at a Madrid rally on Saturday, organised by Europe’s most prominent far-right...
Spanish PM hails ‘historic’ trade deal between EU & Mercosur bloc
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the conclusion of a controversial free-trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc, calling it...
EU countries to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered
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...
Yolanda Díaz resigns as head of left-wing Sumar group
Yolanda Díaz, number three in Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government, resigned on Monday as head of the government’s left-wing junior coalition partner Sumar, following a...
Spain’s PP beat PSOE in European elections, as far-right make big gains across EU
Far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament, as voting concluded on Sunday on the final day of elections for the next five-year...
Puigdemont says he will return to Spain if he can be elected as Catalan president
Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president who fled the country after an unsuccessful bid for independence six years ago, stated on Thursday that he would...
Controversial Amnesty Law passed in Congress, will now proceed to Senate
Spanish MPs on Thursday approved a controversial amnesty law for Catalan pro-independence figures with their figurehead Carles Puigdemont already mulling his return after years of self-imposed exile...
