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Spanish families stranded in Ukraine with their surrogate babies

Dozens of Spanish families who have had children via surrogate mothers in Ukraine are being blocked from returning home, with the Spanish government citing issues of medical malpractice and human trafficking in the industry.

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Watch: Tomato battle at Tomatina festival

The streets were left covered in fruit slush after 165,000 kilograms of tomatoes were used as ammunition for participants to hurl at other festival-goers.

Spain

Franco victims' remains exhumed from mass grave

Dozens of victims of Spain's dictator General Franco have had their remains exhumed from a mass grave near Valencia

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Watch: Spanish police find cocaine in hollowed pineapples

The pineapples originated from Costa Rica, and Spanish police intercepted the drugs at a food market in Madrid.

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Man seriously injured at Spanish 'Ball-Run' festival

The man was caught between the 250-kilogram styrofoam ball and the fence, leading him to be airlifted to a nearby hospital.

Spain

Murder suspect arrested after 20 years

Police in Spain arrest a man suspected of murdering a schoolboy in the Netherlands in 1998

Europe News

Belgium court delays rapper extradition decision

Josep Miquel Arenas faces jail sentence in Spain, accused of glorifying terrorism and insulting the Crown

Spain

No, there are not more pigs than people in Spain

No, there are not more pigs than people in Spain. However, the number of slaughtered pigs was greater than the total Spanish population last year.

Spain

Barcelona attack anniversary: "idea of integration is the wrong one"

A year after a deadly attack in the heart of Barcelona, experts say Spanish society have the wrong notion of social integration.

Spain

Spanish King joins relatives of terror victims in Barcelona

Spain's King Felipe joins relatives in Barcelona to remember the victims of two terror attacks a year ago that left 16 people dead and over a hundred injured

World News

Aquarius: What options are left for the stranded migrant ship?

The rescue boat Aquarius, which was denied entry to Italy and Malta in June, is once again looking for a safe place to dock and France may be its only option.

Spain

Spanish driver tests positive for every drug in test

Police stopped a car in northeastern Spain after its driver proved positive for all drugs in the test.

Germany

What happened in the German-Spanish migrant deal? Euronews answers

Euronews' correspondent tells you all you need to know about the Germany-Spain migrant deal.

Spain

Migrants tell rescuers they would rather die than go back to Libya

Eighty-seven more migrants arrived in southern Spain on Thursday after being rescued off the coast of Libya

World News

Germany and Spain agree controversial migrant return deal

Germany and Spain agree on migrant return deal - Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reach a deal where Germany can send migrants previously registered in Spain back to the original landing point. It comes ahead of Merkel and Sanchez's migrant talks this weekend.

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Firefighers struggle to contain wildfires in Spain and Portugal

Firefighter in Spain and Portugal continued to battle wildfires on Wednesday after the heatwave parched the landscape

Spain

Spain takes in 40 percent of Mediterranean migrants in 2018 – UN

The UN’s Migration Agency confirms that Spain is now the preferred destination for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean – but overall arrivals into Europe are well below 2017 and 2016 figures.

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Shark seen off Majorca beach, forces evacuation

A beach on the Spanish island of Majorca had to be evacuated after a three-metre-long shark was seen swimming near the shore on Thursday.

Portugal

Fire warnings as near-record temperatures hit Europe

Firefighters in Portugal and Spain were on high alert over the weekend as the heatwave continued across Europe

Portugal

Spain and Portugal struggle to cope with soaring temperatures

Over 700 firefighters are attempting to contain a wildfire in Portugal and a heatwave across Iberia shows little sign of cooling down