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Spain welcomes EU green light for Mercosur pact after decades of talks, as France fails to block accord

News Desk10th January 202610th January 2026

10th January 202610th January 2026166

The European Union on Friday finally cleared a long-stalled trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, backing a pact strongly supported by business groups...

European states endorse plan for migrant ‘return hubs’ outside the EU

News Desk8th December 202515th December 2025

8th December 202515th December 20251224

European Union officials on Monday were putting the finishing touches on a far-reaching revamp of the bloc’s migration rules, aiming to accelerate deportations and expand...

Spain calls on EU to abolish daylight saving time

News Desk20th October 202527th October 2025

20th October 202527th October 20252155

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday that Spain will formally urge the European Union to abolish the practice of switching clocks for Daylight...

Alvise Pérez launches new far-right party in Spain despite four legal cases against him

News Desk13th October 202520th October 2025

13th October 202520th October 20251720

A young Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) with a huge online following formally launched his anti-immigration party in Spain on Sunday, marking another...

Phased launch of EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) approved by MEPs

News Desk8th July 202517th July 2025

8th July 202517th July 20254756

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...

Spain’s Vox party joins EU’s far-right to rally behind Marine Le Pen after public office ban

News Desk1st April 20257th April 2025

1st April 20257th April 20251593

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

News Desk5th March 202511th March 2025

5th March 202511th March 20256339

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

News Desk9th February 202513th February 2025

9th February 202513th February 20252289

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

News Desk7th December 202412th December 2024

7th December 202412th December 20242367

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

News Desk4th December 202410th December 2024

4th December 202410th December 20241386

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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