Irish taoiseach and Spanish PM to discuss Palestine nation state plan
Pedro Sánchez is first foreign premier Simon Harris will meet since becoming leader The new Irish taoiseach is to meet the Spanish prime minister to...
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How Spain and Ireland became the EU’s sharpest critics of Israel
Each time Madrid and Dublin speak out on the war in Gaza others are emboldened to join them, sources say Middle East crisis – live...
Spain to vote on amnesty law for Catalan separatists
Pedro Sánchez accused of hypocrisy, cynicism and putting his political survival before country’s interests Spanish MPs are preparing to vote on the deeply divisive amnesty...
Israeli foreign minister accuses Irish taoiseach of legitimising terror over hostage statement
Eli Cohen criticised Leo Varadkar’s description of nine-year-old Emily Hand as being ‘lost’, not ‘kidnapped’ Israel-Hamas war – live updates The Israeli government has accused...
Rally held in Madrid against Catalan amnesty after Sánchez sworn in as Spanish PM
About 170,000 people demonstrate in capital over socialist party leader’s deal enabling second term in office At least 170,000 people gathered in central Madrid for...
Acting Spanish PM on verge of second term after controversial Catalan amnesty deal
Pedro Sánchez manages to secure necessary votes by enlisting support of Catalan and Basque nationalists after months of deadlock Pedro Sánchez is on the verge...
Catalan separatist party Junts reaches deal to support Spain’s socialist-led government – Europe live
Deal had hinged on proposed amnesty law to exonerate activists involved in 2017 attempt to separate Catalonia from Spain “Today we live in a democracy...
Vote for Spanish Congress speaker boosts Sánchez’s premiership hopes
PSOE candidate, Francina Armengol, elected as speaker after winning support of smaller Basque and Catalan nationalist parties Pedro Sánchez’s hopes of securing another term as...
Spain stalemate drags on as Pedro Sánchez’s socialist party loses crucial seat
Votes from overseas means left and right blocs now neck and neck in race for power Spain’s socialist party has suffered a setback in its...
Ursula von der Leyen says ‘direction of travel’ is EU membership for Ukraine
European Commission head is seeking to curb Russian influence in central and eastern Europe The EU has said it will be impossible to envisage a...
