Luis Planas Archives - Spain in English

Spain leans towards China as EU is divided, with China keen on ‘unity & cooperation’

News Desk13th April 202515th April 2025

13th April 202515th April 20251370

China has urged Western nations to uphold multilateralism and engage in ‘unity and cooperation’, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Spanish Prime

Spain re-opens probe into Spanish PM’s phone being hacked with Pegasus spyware

News Desk24th April 20242nd May 2024

24th April 20242nd May 20242428

A Spanish judge probing the alleged hacking of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s and other MP’s phones with Pegasus spyware has re-opened the investigation after getting

Farmers continue to protest, blocking main routes near French border

News Desk27th February 20245th March 2024

27th February 20245th March 20241544

Farmers in Catalonia took to the roads once again on Tuesday to voice their grievances about the challenges facing the agricultural sector, staging blockades with

In central Madrid and across Spain – the farmers’ protest continues

News Desk16th February 202421st February 2024

16th February 202421st February 20241639

Spanish farmers have continued their protests over the sector’s issues this week, with tractors even parked outside the agriculture ministry in central Madrid on Thursday

Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men

News Desk20th November 202329th November 2023

20th November 202329th November 20232149

Recently re-elected socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his new Spanish cabinet on Monday, and which excludes any ministerial posts for members of his previous

Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth over €2 billion

News Desk11th May 202322nd May 2023

11th May 202322nd May 20233467

The Spanish government announced €2.2 billion worth of drought response measures on Thursday, including funding for urban water re-use and further aid for struggling farmers.

Spain requests emergency funds from EU as drought hits farmers

News Desk25th April 20238th May 2023

25th April 20238th May 20232507

Spain is requesting emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in its agricultural heartlands, Agriculture Minister Luis

Spain plans to control food waste – and all restaurants must offer ‘doggy bags’

News Desk8th June 202214th June 2022

8th June 202214th June 202211174

As part of a new draft bill aimed at minimising food waste, the Spanish government will oblige bars and restaurants to offer ‘doggybags’ free of

Climate change blamed as winter drought devastates crops in Spain

News Desk15th February 202221st February 2022

15th February 202221st February 20223704

In the region of Galicia in north-western Spain, the sight of rooftops emerging from the surface of the water in the Alto Lindoso reservoir is not uncommon during

Pedro Sánchez names his cabinet: four deputy PMs and 18 other ministers

News Desk12th January 202014th January 2020

12th January 202014th January 20203811

Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, officially re-elected on Tuesday 7 January, announced his full new coalition cabinet on Sunday, which includes left-wing Podemos head

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