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Spain imposes reciprocal border checks on Italy as Schengen dispute escalates

News Desk7th August 202612th August 2026

7th August 202612th August 20261645

Report updated on 8 August to include Spain’s reciprocal measures. Spain has announced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy in retaliation for Rome’s...

Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests as Sánchez rejects Schengen criticism

News Desk1st August 20263rd August 2026

1st August 20263rd August 20261341

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Sánchez condemns mass Ceuta crossing as ‘violation...

Sánchez condemns mass Ceuta crossing as ‘violation of Spain’s territorial integrity’

News Desk31st July 20263rd August 2026

31st July 20263rd August 20261532

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests...

Diplomatic row erupts as Italy urges Schengen action against Spain over Ceuta crisis

News Desk31st July 20262nd August 2026

31st July 20262nd August 20261595

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests...

Spain and Italy urge EU to impose sanctions on Israeli minister after detention video sparks outrage

News Desk21st May 202625th May 2026

21st May 202625th May 2026989

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...

Trump weighs troop withdrawal from Spain and Italy after Germany decision

News Desk2nd May 20266th May 2026

2nd May 20266th May 20262030

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 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 20261428

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 20261447

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 20252279

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 20253424

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...

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