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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 2026875

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...

Political reactions from Spain following United States’ air strikes on Venezuela

News Desk3rd January 20266th January 2026

3rd January 20266th January 20262255

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the Spanish government is carrying out ‘close and comprehensive monitoring’ of developments in Venezuela, following the United...

22 arrests as Guardia Civil seize over €6.5m in cash from drug smugglers

News Desk23rd January 202530th January 2025

23rd January 202530th January 20251912

Spain’s Guardia Civil, working in conjunction with Europol, have seized more than €6.5 million in cash and arrested 22 suspects after dismantling a Barcelona-based international cocaine...

Spanish PM hails ‘historic’ trade deal between EU & Mercosur bloc

News Desk7th December 202412th December 2024

7th December 202412th December 20242511

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the conclusion of a controversial free-trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc, calling it...

Spain to debate granting residency to some 500,000 undocumented immigrants

News Desk10th April 202418th April 2024

10th April 202418th April 20245466

The Spanish Congress is to consider legislation that could grant residency and work permits to nearly half a million foreigners living in Spain without proper...

Spanish police rescue then arrest ‘drug traffickers being held hostage at sea’

News Desk15th February 202420th February 2024

15th February 202420th February 20241702

Eight drug traffickers who were being held hostage by an armed member of their own gang were rescued at sea and then arrested by the...

Spanish customs agents seize 8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in fake power generator

News Desk12th February 202419th February 2024

12th February 202419th February 20242725

Spanish customs agents have seized an eight tonne shipment of cocaine from the small Latin American country of Suriname. It was hidden in a container disguised as...

Spain registers record asylum requests, yet grants far fewer than EU average

News Desk20th June 202328th June 2023

20th June 202328th June 20233073

Spain received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year, but the government rejects far more applications than the European...

Pressure mounts after deadly Venezuela border clashes

AFP24th February 201925th February 2019

24th February 201925th February 20192440

International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington vowing to ‘take action’ after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the...

Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 20192242

Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an...

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