By Antonio Torres del Cerro Paris (EFE).- The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, , from Jun. 25 to 29, made significant strides in addressing issues such as the protection of international waters. However, the absence of the United States under Donald Trump was a significant setback. After five days of discussions, … Read more
Brussel, (EFE).- The European Union, the United Kingdom, and Spain have reached a long-awaited agreement on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit status, resolving the final unresolved issue more than five years after the UK’s departure from the EU. “This agreement on Gibraltar is now a reality. A historic agreement,” announced Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on social … Read more
Paris (EFE).- The leaders of the European far-right parties have criticized the European Union for its “globalist” policies, which they claim are building an “empire against the nations.” According to them, if these policies are not corrected, they could even threaten the holding of free elections. On Monday, the leaders of the European Patriots party … Read more
Brussels/Beirut, May 20 (EFE).- The European Union has agreed to lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria, in a move aimed at ing the country’s post-conflict recovery following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Dec. 2024. While sanctions related to human rights violations and Assad’s inner circle will remain, the decision marks a significant … Read more
Brussels (EFE) – The European Union (EU) decided Tuesday to review the bloc’s relations with Israel over the “catastrophic” situation in Gaza. “It is clear from today’s discussions that there is a strong majority in favor of a review of article 2 of our Association Agreement with Israel,” the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, … Read more
Madrid, Feb 12 (EFE).- Spanish farmers on Monday took to streets across the country, including in Madrid province, for the seventh consecutive day to protest against European Union cuts to agricultural subsidies. Spanish farmers have ed their colleagues in and other European countries in recent weeks in demanding changes to EU policy, including more … Read more
Luis Miguel Pascual Paris, Dec 27 (EFE) – Former President of the European Commission Jacques Delors (1985-1994) died on Wednesday at the age of 98, his daughter, former socialist minister and current mayor of Lille, Martine Aubry, told French media. Delors spent half his life working to make the European dream a reality, armed with … Read more
Brussels, Dec 13 (EFE). – The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday dismissed a civil claim for compensation brought by a Syrian migrant against the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for allegedly being returned to sea by Greece, considering that he did not prove that the facts happened as he said. … Read more
Brussels, Sep 28 (EFE) – The European Union (EU) and the 14 countries that make up the Latin American Committee for Internal Security (CLASI) on Thursday expressed their willingness to promote a “permanent channel” to collaborate more closely against organized crime. Interior ministers of both regions met in Brussels for the second time since CLASI … Read more
By Jose Miguel Blanco Boao, China, Mar 30 (EFE).- Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez put his nation forward as a “reliable” partner for China in trade, investment and conflict resolution at the Boao Forum in China’s Hainan province on Thursday. Sánchez’s intervention at the opening of the annual summit was the first engagement of his … Read more
Brussels, Jan 23 (EFE).- European Union foreign ministers on Monday approved a further 500 million euros in aid to Ukraine, officials said Monday. Lithuanian foreign minister Arnoldas Pranckevicius confirmed the agreement, the seventh since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022, in a tweet. Since the beginning of the conflict, and including this new disbursement … Read more
Davos, Switzerland, Jan 17 (EFE).- Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday warned against allowing far-right parties into governing institutions. Sánchez’s remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos came amid an unfolding controversy back in Spain, after the right-wing coalition government of the Castile and Leon region, led by the far-right Vox in coalition … Read more
