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Sánchez defends flood response and announces 2.27 billion aid package

The Prime Minister defended the state's management of the floods in the face of criticism from the Popular Party and insisted his government is open to opening a commission of enquiry.

World News

Macron in trouble over Haiti: European leaders' worst hot mic moments

Several prominent European leaders have been caught out by comments they made when they thought their microphones were switched off.

Spain

Sanchez meets with Palestinian Prime Minister amid Gaza war

The Spanish Prime Minister received Mohammad Mustafa at the Moncloa Palace along with several of his ministers. They signed agreements on labour, education, youth and agriculture.

Climate

‘Climate change kills’ Spain PM tells COP29 as floods strike again

Spain faced new extreme weather alerts this week just a fortnight after flooding devastated Valencia.

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Europe News

Shops start to reopen in Spain as flood clean-up continues

93 people have been officially declared missing in Spain’s worst natural disaster in decades, after torrential rain battered the eastern region at the end of October.

Spain

Spain's government approves extensive relief package for flood victims

The package includes direct payments of €20,000 to €60,000 to owners of damaged homes.

Europe News

Angry crowd throws mud at Spanish royals during visit to Paiporta

Paiporta was an epicentre of suffering as the deadly floods that devastated Spain last week claimed at least 60 lives in the town.

Europe News

Volunteers arrive to clean up 'ground zero' town of Paiporta

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also asked for support from the European Union to help Spain recover from what he called, "the most serious flooding that our continent has seen so far this century."

Europe News

Spanish PM asks EU for help as country suffers aftermath of catastrophic floods

Pedro Sanchez: "I know that we have to do better and that we have to give our all, but I also know that we have to do it together."

Europe News

Modi and Sanchez launch India's first private military aircraft plant

The two prime ministers inaugurated the Tata Aircraft Complex in Vadodara, boosting India's defence sector with the Airbus-Tata partnership producing C-295 planes.

Europe News

Sánchez urges the EU to 'reconsider' tariffs on Chinese electric cars

"We don't need another war, in this case, a trade war. We need to build bridges between the EU and China," Pedro Sánchez said in Shanghai.

Business

Spain's Sánchez seeks to temper trade war during talks in Beijing

The two leaders both made statements in favour of free trade and promotion of cultural exchanges and tourism, according to state broadcaster CCTV, but did not announce any specifics in the ongoing electric vehicles dispute.

Europe News

Sánchez arrives in Beijing as EU-China trade rift rumbles on

The EU imposed provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles with the European Commission maintaining that Chinese firms unfairly benefit from government subsidies, allowing them to keep their prices artificially low.

Radio Schuman

Why is nominating EU Commissioners proving so difficult?

The deadline for nominating EU Commissioners ends on Friday, but not all countries have yet offered names.

Europe News

Spain and The Gambia sign partnership agreement on migration control

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez indicated that Spain will launch a new strategy to improve relations with Africa, especially Western Africa and the Sahel, which will be considered priority regions.

Europe News

Spain's leader holds talks in Canary Islands on irregular migration

Spain announced an extra €50 million to help the Canary Islands currently overwhelmed with more than 5,500 unaccompanied migrant children and teenagers.

Europe News

PM Sanchez and his socialists will not back down after EU elections

Spain's centre-right PP party came on top in the European elections on Sunday. Yet, their resurgence did not result in the collapse of Premier Pedro Sánchez's government as the conservatives had hoped.

Europe News

Spain: Centre-right PP beats Sanchez' socialists by slight majority

The centre-right Partido Popular (PP) saw a 12% increase since the last elections, and far-right Vox doubled its seats in the European Parliament on Sunday.

Europe News

Spain's weary and still divided voters go to the polls once more

The rise of the far-right and how alliances will be forged in the new parliament are the key issues for Spain in these EU elections.

Europe News

Spanish parliament approves amnesty law for Catalan separatists

The measure is supposed to help keep the country's government together, but has infuriated many Spaniards who consider it a blow against the rule of law.