European leaders rushed to congratulate French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of a long way-right chief Marine Le Pen in elections on Sunday, based totally on projections. Here are some of the main reactions. – European Union – “We can count on France for five more years,” European Council President Charles Michel … Read more
The Prime Ministers of Spain and Denmark arrived in Kyiv to meet with Zelesnky on Thursday. Sanchez posted a short video on Twitter, showing Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, arriving at their capital city. The post said, “Ukraine has the support, solidarity and commitment of Spain.” Frederiksen and Sanchez … Read more
The leaders of Germany, Portugal, and Spain urged France to back centrist President Emmanuel Macron against far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections current weekend, in a highly uncertain intervention in the domestic politics of a fellow EU state on Thursday The run-off vote on Sunday is “for us not an election like others,” German … Read more
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez managed to secure last-minute backing for a key labour reform demanded by Brussels on Thursday that is aimed at ending rampant job insecurity. Despite lacking support from several traditional parliamentary allies, Sanchez managed to push through the reform with support from the liberal Ciudadanos and some centre-right lawmakers, allowing … Read more
MADRID: The Spanish government is increasingly under fire over its use of the European Union’s massive economic recovery funds, with critics blasting the distribution of aid as too slow and arbitrary. Spain is due to receive 140 billion euros ($160 billion) from the fund by 2026, half of it in grants, making it the programme’s … Read more
MADRID: Spain’s leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started the year with a bullish economic outlook. Months later, he faces protests, strikes and an emboldened opposition as the recovery from the pandemic slump trails other European nations. Gone is the optimism shown earlier this year when Sanchez forecast a strong comeback in 2021 for the Eurozone’s fourth-largest … Read more
On Sunday, a dormant volcano on a small Spanish island off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean erupted. A solitary residence on the island of La Palma has been dubbed a “miracle house” after narrowly avoided being consumed by lava. On the Island of La Palma, in Tacande, Spain, a volcanic explosion caused damage to … Read more
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez said the country is “close to passing the peak of infections” as the death toll fell for the second day in a row. Pedro Sánchez said the lockdown measures would be extended till 15 April, as he said the restrictions were “saving lives”. The international news agency stated that the … Read more
