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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 202613th January 2026

10th January 202613th January 2026865

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 202612th January 2026

6th January 202612th January 2026871

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...

Spain joins Italy in sending a navy ship to protect Gaza flotilla after drone attacks

News Desk25th September 202530th September 2025

25th September 202530th September 20251749

In separate announcements made on Wednesday, Spain and Italy said that they are sending a navy ship each to assist the aid flotilla to famine-stricken...

EU leaders pledge to ‘uphold pressure’ on Russia, following Trump-Putin meeting

News Desk16th August 202519th August 2025

16th August 202519th August 20253036

Several European leaders issued a joint statement on Saturday, following the inconclusive meeting in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, declaring their continued support...

Felipe VI and Letizia join heads of state and world leaders for funeral of Pope Francis

News Desk26th April 20254th May 2025

26th April 20254th May 20252796

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined heads of state and world leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in Rome, sitting...

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 20251789

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...

‘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 20252395

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...

EU vows ‘firm’ retaliation if Donald Trump unleashes trade tariffs

News Desk3rd February 202510th February 2025

3rd February 202510th February 20251694

The European Union has vowed to respond ‘firmly’ if US President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on the bloc, condemning his latest trade actions against Canada,...

Pedro Sánchez argues for Europe to be ‘open & prosperous’, not ‘closed & poor’

News Desk18th October 202426th October 2024

18th October 202426th October 20242155

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez argued for Europe to remain ‘open and prosperous’ instead of ‘closed and poor’ in a European Council summit in which...

Spain and eight other southern EU countries call for Middle East ceasefire

News Desk13th October 202420th October 2024

13th October 202420th October 20241541

Spain and eight other European countries around the Mediterranean Sea have called for an end to fighting in Gaza and Lebanon. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro...

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