Spain hosts meeting to discuss Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union’s foreign affairs chief gathered on Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a...
Pedro Sánchez
Muted ‘Diada’ rallies underline loss of political strength of Catalan independence movement
Catalan independence supporters on Wednesday marked ‘La Diada’ – the National Day of Catalonia – but with the pro-independence parties deeply divided and out of...
Pedro Sánchez visits China to bolster trade and cultural ties, following tariff row
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials on Monday, during his second trip to China in a...
Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain
Former opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela, Edmundo González Urrutia, has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions...
Spanish PM appoints minister as new central bank chief, causing backlash
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has appointed his minister for digital affairs José Luis Escrivá as the Bank of Spain’s new governor, raising concerns about...
Mauritania and Spain pledge cooperation on migration and to combat people smuggling
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous...
Hundreds of migrants try to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the border from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the last few days, including hundreds of...
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez heads to West Africa as migrant arrivals surge
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sets off on a three-day visit to West Africa on Tuesday, as his left-wing coalition government grapples with a major upsurge...
Canary Islands migrant arrivals up 126% year-on-year, as Sánchez plans west Africa trip
The number of migrants reaching the Canary Islands more than doubled in the first 7.5 months of 2024 – an issue that will be top...
Spain’s consumer price inflation fell to 2.8% in July – lowest level in five months
Consumer price inflation softened in Spain as expected in July to the lowest level in five months, latest data showed on Tuesday. Inflation fell to...
