17th January 2025

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

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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
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EU countries to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered

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European nations approved plans on Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. The 49 member states of
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Pedro Sánchez argues for Europe to be ‘open & prosperous’, not ‘closed & poor’

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez argued for Europe to remain ‘open and prosperous’ instead of ‘closed and poor’ in a European Council summit in which
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Spanish minister Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition

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Spain’s current ecological transition minister, Teresa Ribera, was named on Tuesday as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc’s
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Spain and Ireland seek economic sanctions if Israel breaching obligations

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar have written to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressing deep
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EU scraps pesticide proposal, as farmers continue to protest

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The European Commission shelved an anti-pesticide proposal on Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic