Spain stands alone as EU backs tougher deportation rules and overseas return centres
Spain is set to remain the only European Union member state opposing a major overhaul of EU migration policy after Brussels reached a deal on...
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Spain and Italy urge EU to impose sanctions on Israeli minister after detention video sparks outrage
Spain and Italy have urged the European Union to impose sanctions on Israel’s far-right national security minister after he shared footage of detained activists from...
EU’s new EES border system catches 7,000 Schengen overstayers in six months
Almost 7,000 travellers have been denied entry to Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone for overstaying their permitted time limits during the first six months of the...
Spain’s PSOE moves to block ‘national priority’ policy, warning of ‘first- and second-class citizens’
Spain’s ruling PSOE party has launched a broad institutional push against plans by the right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP) and far-right Vox group to introduce...
Spain urges EU to suspend Israel agreement, but bloc remains divided
Several European countries, including Spain and Ireland, urged the European Union on Tuesday to suspend its cooperation agreement with Israel, but were unable to secure...
Spanish police arrest three in Mallorca on suspicion of helping Russian evade EU sanctions
Spain’s National Police have arrested three individuals in Mallorca (Balearic Islands) suspected of assisting a Russian national in bypassing European Union sanctions imposed following Russia’s...
Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran stance: ‘We don’t want anything to do with Spain’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to halt trade with Spain after Madrid declined to allow American aircraft to use its military bases for...
Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’, but warns immigration is ‘destabilising societies’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved on Saturday to calm jittery European allies, insisting that Washington wants to ‘revitalise’ the transatlantic partnership so a...
EU pushes stricter visa controls amid renewed migration focus
The European Union on Thursday presented plans to revamp its visa regime and intensify deportations as part of a new five-year migration framework, marking a...
Spain welcomes EU green light for Mercosur pact after decades of talks, as France fails to block accord
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...
