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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...

Spain joins European allies in rejecting Trump’s call for US control of Greenland

News Desk6th January 202610th January 2026

6th January 202610th January 2026448

Spain joined several other EU nations on Tuesday in rejecting remarks by US President Donald Trump that suggest Greenland should come under American control. In...

Brussels moves to bolster Spain-France energy links following Iberian Peninsula blackout

News Desk11th December 202516th December 2025

11th December 202516th December 2025818

The European Union said on Wednesday that it intends to strengthen energy links between France and Spain, as part of a broader effort to safeguard...

EU rights court rules France must compensate jailed ETA terrorist for poor medical care

News Desk4th December 20258th December 2025

4th December 20258th December 2025701

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that France must compensate a former military chief of the ETA terrorist group €10,000 for...

Spain seeks EU clearance to expand cattle vaccination after lumpy skin disease outbreak

News Desk29th October 20253rd November 2025

29th October 20253rd November 2025910

Spain’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has requested authorisation from the European Commission to broaden its cattle vaccination programme following the nation’s first...

Spain culls over 120 cattle after first outbreak of lumpy skin disease

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

7th October 202513th October 20251325

Spanish officials on Monday confirmed plans to cull more than 120 cattle following the country’s first recorded outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly...

Sánchez demands end to ‘barbarism’ in Gaza and calls for Palestine’s full UN membership

News Desk23rd September 202529th September 2025

23rd September 202529th September 20251296

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday renewed his call for Palestine to be granted full membership at the United Nations, speaking after a summit...

Crypto investment fraud ring busted in Spain after defrauding 5,000 victims worldwide

News Desk1st July 20257th July 2025

1st July 20257th July 20251997

Spain’s Guardia Civil police, with the support of Europol and law enforcement agencies from Estonia, France and the USA, have arrested five members of an...

EU Investment Bank pledges €1.6bn for Bay of Biscay power link connecting Spain & France

News Desk17th June 202523rd June 2025

17th June 202523rd June 20251897

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a funding package of 1.6 billion euros to support a major electricity interconnection project linking France and Spain...

EU hits out at Trump’s tariffs, yet keeps door open for ‘last-minute negotiations’

News Desk3rd April 20258th April 2025

3rd April 20258th April 20251724

European leaders strongly criticised the latest round of sweeping US tariffs on Thursday, with the European Union signalling its readiness to implement countermeasures while also...

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