UK chancellor in Madrid to sign visa waiver with Spain and strengthen post-Brexit ties
The United Kingdom and Spain have moved to deepen post-Brexit economic ties, agreeing on plans for a new short-stay work visa waiver and closer recognition...
Keir Starmer
Sánchez to Zelensky: ‘Nothing and no one will make us forget what is happening in Ukraine’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who said the crisis in the Middle East would...
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,...
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...
UK looks set to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme from 2027
Britain is poised to rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme, nearly five years after withdrawing from it in the wake of Brexit, according...
Pedro Sánchez and Keir Starmer meet to sign deal to bolster post-Brexit ties
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Wednesday to formalise a new cooperation agreement intended to reinforce...
Gibraltar-Spain border could vanish in early 2026 under post-Brexit deal
Border checks on people and goods between Gibraltar and Spain are slated to disappear at the beginning of 2026, according to a new report of...
Spain joins international condemnation of Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City
Spain has been quick to condemn Israel’s plans to escalate its military occupation of Gaza, as pressure increases for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...
