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Sánchez at Munich security conference: EU must strengthen its defence, but ‘nuclear rearmament not the way’

News Desk15th February 202618th February 2026

15th February 202618th February 2026530

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,...

Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’, but warns immigration is ‘destabilising societies’

News Desk14th February 202616th February 2026

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved on Saturday to calm jittery European allies, insisting that Washington wants to ‘revitalise’ the transatlantic partnership so a...

As EU rejects Trump’s tariffs, Sánchez says US move on Greenland would make Putin ‘happiest man on Earth’

News Desk18th January 202621st January 2026

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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...

Pedro Sánchez says Spanish troops could also participate in peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

News Desk8th January 202612th January 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has for the first time raised the possibility of Spanish troops taking part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after...

Spain joins European allies in rejecting Trump’s call for US control of Greenland

News Desk6th January 202612th January 2026

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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...

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

News Desk3rd January 20266th January 2026

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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...

Sánchez hits back at Trump’s latest criticism of Spain being ‘not a team player’

News Desk23rd October 202527th October 2025

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For the fifth time in two weeks, US President Donald Trump has once again taken aim at Spain, pressing the country to boost its defence...

Spanish government hits back after renewed tariff threats from Donald Trump over defence spending

News Desk15th October 202520th October 2025

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Hours after US President Donald Trump once again threatened Spain with tariffs unless it increased its defence spending, the Spanish government has hit back. ‘The...

Trump tells Sánchez he’s doing a ‘fantastic job’ – days after suggesting Spain should be thrown out of NATO

News Desk14th October 202520th October 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and US President Donald Trump met publicly on Monday for the first time since the US president’s return to the White...

Trump suggests Spain should be ‘thrown out’ of NATO due to low defence spend

News Desk10th October 202514th October 2025

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US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that Spain could face expulsion from NATO because of its reluctance to meet the alliance’s new, higher defence...

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