Spanish government vows to defend SEAT as Volkswagen weighs future of historic car brand
The Spanish government has pledged to make ‘every effort necessary’ to preserve SEAT as uncertainty continues over the future of one of the country’s most...
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Fugitive wanted over Germany machine-gun murder attempt arrested in Valencia
Spanish police have arrested a fugitive in Valencia who is wanted in Germany over an attempted murder in which a man was repeatedly shot with...
Trump weighs troop withdrawal from Spain and Italy after Germany decision
US President Donald Trump has indicated he may consider withdrawing American troops from Spain and Italy, telling reporters, ‘yeah, I probably will’, when asked about...
Spain joins four other EU nations in urging tax on energy firms’ windfall profits
Spain has joined four other European Union countries in calling for a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, as rising fuel prices linked to the...
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...
US military aircraft leave Spain after government prohibits use of bases for Iran attacks
Fifteen US military aircraft have departed Spain’s Rota and Morón bases since the United States and Israel carried out strikes against Iran over the weekend,...
Sánchez at Munich security conference: EU must strengthen its defence, but ‘nuclear rearmament not the way’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez used his first appearance at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday to deliver a blunt warning against nuclear rearmament,...
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...
As EU rejects Trump’s tariffs, Sánchez says US move on Greenland would make Putin ‘happiest man on Earth’
Several European leaders have sharply criticised US President Donald Trump after he threatened to impose punitive tariffs on European countries resisting his push to take...
34 arrested in Spain during police raids targeting the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation
Spain’s National Police – working in conjunction with Europol and the Bavarian State Police in Germany – have arrested 34 people in Spain as part...
