‘EU faces clear & present danger’, as it unveils €800 billion plan to ‘ReArm Europe’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (main image) on Tuesday presented a five-part plan to mobilise some €800 billion for Europe’s defence – and...
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Western leaders visit Ukraine to show their support on war’s 3rd anniversary
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez joined more than a dozen other Western leaders in Ukraine on Monday to commemorate the third anniversary of the country’s...
EU vows ‘firm’ retaliation if Donald Trump unleashes trade tariffs
The European Union has vowed to respond ‘firmly’ if US President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on the bloc, condemning his latest trade actions against Canada,...
Trump mistakes Spain for a ‘BRICS’ nation and threatens 100% tariffs
Newly elected United States President Donald Trump mistakenly identified Spain as a BRICS nation in the Oval Office at the White House on Monday, when...
Spain against sending EU troops to Ukraine, following Macron’s comments
Spain said on Tuesday that it was against any deployment of European troops in Ukraine after France’s Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out sending Western...
Sánchez visits Spanish troops in Iraq, supporting country’s ‘sovereignty & stability’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that he supported Iraq’s ‘sovereignty and stability’, during a visit to Baghdad where he also met with...
US President Joe Biden to host Pedro Sánchez in May
United States President Joe Biden is to host Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez next month, the White House announced on Wednesday. The visit on Friday...
China’s Xi Jinping invites Pedro Sánchez on state visit at end of March
Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Beijing for a state visit as Xi tries to galvanise support for China’s...
Spain will send six German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Spain will be sending six of its German-made 2A4 Leopard tanks to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday. The six tanks are currently...
Increased social & defence spending in Spanish government’s draft 2023 budget
Spain’s coalition government between the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos party unveiled its budget plans for 2023 on Tuesday, that include increased social and defence...
