Pedro Sánchez

EU countries pass on Spanish bid to make Catalan an official language in Brussels
The loss complicates PM Pedro Sánchez’s ability to pass a fresh budget bill and meet NATO’s demands for increased defense spending.

EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language

Gaza faces starvation unless Israel allows ‘immediate’ aid, European leaders warn

Catalonia reignites its court fight with Spain over spyware

Spain bans its embassies from registering babies born through surrogacy

China to lift sanctions on EU lawmakers to unlock trade talks

99 percent of Spain’s power supply restored after blackout, authorities say
Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez
“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.
Israel slams Spain for dropping €6.6M ammunition deal
Spanish government “continues to be on the wrong side of history against the Jewish state,” Israeli Foreign Ministry says.
Spain terminates Israeli ammo contract after uproar threatened to topple coalition
The deal for 15 million bullets would be “unilaterally” canceled, a Spanish government official says.
Spain unveils plan to meet NATO’s defense spending target this year
Madrid is ramping up a timeline that would have only seen it meet the alliance’s goal in 2029.
Xi wants EU-China tag team to resist Trump’s trade onslaught
Chinese leader met Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, who also promoted closer ties with Beijing.
Spain calls for EU to support sectors hit by Trump’s tariffs
Madrid has already announced a €14.1B industry aid package to offset the impact of Trump’s 20 percent tariff on EU imports.
Trump tariffs put Europe’s far-right leaders in a bind
MAGA’s biggest cheerleaders struggle to justify “Make America Wealthy Again” measures.
Spain unveils €14B aid plan to counteract Trump tariffs
The country’s economy stands to suffer losses of up to €4.3 billion as a result of the levies this year.
Spain’s Sánchez calls for creation of European army
The push to boost defense spending clashes with Madrid’s struggle to ensure not “a single cent” is cut from social spending.
Seizing frozen Russian assets is ‘an act of war,’ says Belgian PM
Bart De Wever warns that handing the money to Ukraine would spook financial markets and trigger retaliation from Moscow.
JD Vance had a point on migration, Denmark’s prime minister warns EU leaders
In a wide-ranging interview, Mette Frederiksen says she considers “mass migration … as a threat to the daily life in Europe.”
EU opens fiscal tap to secure Europe but warns against ‘defense washing’
Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis stressed the flexibility is a stop-gap until countries reframe budgets around higher defense needs.
EPP’s Valencia congress dilemma: Mortifying protests or costly rethink
Ongoing fallout from Spain’s deadly floods could tarnish a gathering of center-right luminaries, but moving it would drown the party in fees.
World leaders head to Ukraine as Trump cozies up to Putin
As Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance, world and European leaders are rallying around Kyiv.
Germany’s Scholz: It’s ‘inappropriate’ to discuss sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.
Macron and Trump have ‘frank conversation’ minutes before European meeting on Ukraine
The call came before the French president welcomed a group of European leaders in Paris.
China-linked influence operation tried to overthrow Spain’s government, report says
Fake accounts attempted to fan discontent as people raged against establishment figures following floods in the Valencia region that killed more than 200 people.
EU Socialists think tank fined for indirectly funding UK Labour Party
Progressive FEPS foundation rejects the finding, saying it is allowed to provide advice to social-democratic policymakers.
Tech billionaires want to ‘overthrow democracy’ with social media, Spain PM Sánchez says
“The technology that was intended to free us has become the tool of our own oppression.”
Sánchez hits back at Trump after criticism of Spain’s defense spending
Spanish PM butts heads with U.S. president.
EU’s biggest secessionist movement is losing momentum
And Catalonia’s new President wants to shoot it dead.
Political attacks on central banks multiply as Bank of Latvia comes under fire
Governments desperate for a way out of stagnation are encroaching ever more on the ECB’s turf.
Spain’s plan to shorten the working week runs into trouble
It’s a clash between Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo.