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EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (744+ words) By Lili Bayer and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) " European countries including Spain and Ireland pushed on Tuesday for suspending a European Union pact governing its relationship with Israel, but the bloc remained divided on whether to take action....
Israel reprimands Spain over blowing up of Netanyahu effigy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) MADRID, April 11 (Reuters) " Israel said on Saturday it had reprimanded Spain's most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv over the blowing up of a giant effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin "Netanyahu in a Spanish town this week. The seven-metre (23-foot) figure…...
Germany sets mid-April deadline for troubled fighter project with France
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (311+ words) BERLIN, March 19 (Reuters) " The German government has set a mid-April deadline for reaching an agreement with France on the crisis-hit FCAS fighter programme, a government official "said on Thursday. "Germany and France have agreed on "a final attempt at mediation…...
Spain to declassify files that could shed more light on 1981 coup attempt
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) MADRID, Feb 23 (Reuters) " Spain will declassify documents that could shed more light on a 1981 attempted coup that threatened to "topple its fledgling democracy, Prime Minister "Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. Declassifying the documents was a way of settling a historic…...
One dead, a girl missing as Storm Leonardo batters Portugal and Spain
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) " One man died in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain, a girl was dragged away by a river after trying to rescue her dog, "as Storm Leonardo lashed the Iberian peninsula with heavy…...
Ryanair lifts fare growth forecast on strong early 2026 bookings
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) DUBLIN, Jan 26 (Reuters) " Ryanair on Monday boosted its forecast for average fare growth after bookings for 2026 got off to a strong start and predicted annual after-tax profit would "likely jump by a third. The Irish airline, Europe's largest by passenger…...
Spain set to re-enter Germany's top 10 export markets as shipments jump
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (190+ words) BERLIN, Dec 23 (Reuters) " Spain is set to become the fastest-growing destination among Germany's 10 biggest "export markets in 2025, with shipments forecast to rise 8. 5% to 58. 8 billion euros ($69. 31 billion), a Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) projection seen by Reuters on Tuesday showed. The "increase…...
Spanish court orders Meta to pay $550 million to digital media companies
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (142+ words) MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish court has ordered that the multinational tech company Meta pay 479 million euros ($552 million) to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection regulation. Madrid's Commercial Court said on Thursday the…...
EU explores banning Huawei, ZTE Corp from mobile networks of member countries, Bloomberg News reports
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (105+ words) (Reuters) -The European Commission is considering ways to force European Union member states to phase out Huawei and ZTE Corp from their telecommunications networks, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters cou. .. EU explores banning…...
Protesters urge regional Spanish leader to quit a year after deadly floods
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (272+ words) VALENCIA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday and called for conservative regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign over his handling of flash floods that killed 229 people a year ago. Displaying…...