Tag: Brussels
Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has once again warned the Andalusian regional government that its plans to grant new watering rights to farmers in the area...
EU court ruling may see extradition of former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont a step closer
A COURT ruling published on Tuesday may mean that former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont is a step closer to being extradited to Spain from...
Man rapes and robs escort in Spain’s Valencia before fleeing to Belgium
THE Policia Nacional have tracked down a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing an escort in Valencia.
Painstaking investigations identified the 20-year-old man as...
Pedro Sanchez in talks with Emmanuel Macron as Spain backs off EU-wide cap on wholesale electricity prices
PEDRO Sanchez has appealed to the European Union to come up with a 'sufficiently balanced response' to wholesale electricity prices and energy supplies in...
European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report
A three-day fact-finding trip to the Mar Menor area by European MPs has ended with one of the delegation stating that the pollution problems...
OPINION: Lawyer’s complaint to Brussels over Spain’s COVID-19 stance reflects wearying public
After more than four weeks of confinement, millions of us across Spain are already feeling the bite
BREAKING: EU set to BAN all ‘non-essential’ travel for 30 days after becoming epicentre of coronavirus pandemic
THE EU is set to ban non-essential travel to the bloc for 30 days in a bid to reduce coronavirus contagion.
The measure has been...
NOT SO BRITISH: BA owner in talks with Spanish government amid Brexit fears
BA seeks has been consulting the European Commission and Madrid as it steps up preparations for a no-deal Brexit
GIVE US RESPECT: Theresa May talks tough after Brexit Chequers plan ‘rejected’ by EU leaders, promises to safeguard EU...
THERESA May has demanded respect in Brexit negotiations from EU leaders in a statement from Downing Street today.
The British prime minister said the rejection...
Spain makes fresh demands over Gibraltar in Brexit negotiations
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez met with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier to seek a new Gibraltar chapter in the Brexit agreement this week
EU leaders agree to next stage of Brexit negotiations in Brussels
The leaders also adopted a set of guidelines detailing a rough timetable for a transition period and a schedule of deadlines to ensure negotiations remain fluid.
‘SHAME ON YOU’: Over 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters march outside EU institutions in Brussels
AT least 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels to support the controversial cause.
The march is a show of...
British citizens’ residency rights to be cut post-Brexit under EU plan, says David Davis
Brexit secretary slams Brussels move and questions 'consistency' over reciprocal deal
THERESA MAY: EU nationals can STAY in the UK if British expats’ rights are guaranteed in the EU
She wants to offer 'certainty' to the roughly three million EU expats in the country
EU leaders say UK will have to remain in EU until 2022 and pay for its ‘liabilities’
Theresa May signed the letter to trigger article 50 late last night
Spain opens Brexit desk at London embassy as Theresa May’s article 50 letter is received in Brussels
The letter informing the EU that it will leave the bloc has now been received by Brussels
BREAKING: Brexit begins as Theresa May formally triggers Article 50 and says the UK must ‘come together’
Negotiations between the UK and EU members will now begin
EU Commission slams Spain’s ‘widespread’ use of temporary contracts in new report
Spain has one of the highest rates of temporary contracts in the EU
Report by EU labels Andalucia the most corrupt region in Spain
It was followed by Galicia and the Canary Islands
Spain MEP defends women in European Parliament sexism storm
MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez, of the PSOE, condemned far right Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke women were 'too weak, small and unintelligent' for equal pay
EU issues final warning to Spain over repeated air pollution infractions
The European Commission has said that Spain could face legal action
Spain admits it will not meet deficit targets, risking hefty fines from EU
The country could face billions of euros worth of fines
Brussels slams Spain for being most corrupt country in the EU
It says Madrid is unable to control the councils and mayors in the autonomous regions
European Commission cancels fines for Spain and Portugal
Spain has been given two years to reduce its deficit
Spain may face sanctions as Brussels starts proceedings over budget
Failure to comply with budget obligations could lead to heavy fines
Spanish airport security raised following ISIS terrorist attack in Brussels
Airport security to be boosted after attacks on Brussels metro and airport
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THE low-key wedding of a struggling second division football club president in Ibiza turned more than a few heads over the weekend.
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