The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, expressed his country’s full support to Serbia on the issue of Kosovo. During his meeting in Belgrade with the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, Pedro Sanchez pointed out that “the bonds of friendship between Spain and Serbia are based on the common position on the need to respect […]
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Spain: Growth 6.3% in the quarter, at the highest level since 1984 inflation
The Spanish economy grew more than expected in the second quarter as the easing of coronavirus restrictions boosted activity in the services sector. The eurozone’s fourth-largest economy grew 1.1% in the second quarter from the previous quarter, after a mild 0.2% growth in the first quarter. Economists had expected GDP growth in the quarter of […]
Spain: The heatwave left behind more than 1,000 dead
Spain’s health ministry announced Thursday that 1,047 people have died from causes linked to the second heat wave that has hit the country in a decade. The deaths were recorded between July 10-19, when the mercury soared above 40 degrees Celsius in most of the state. The unbearable heat mainly affected the elderly: 672 of […]
In recession the front of the fires in France and Spain
The situation is clearly improving today on the fire fronts in both France and Spain, where a large fire is expected to soon be brought under control in the northeast. In France, two wildfires that have ravaged 208,000 hectares of forest in the Gironde (southwest) in the past 10 days and forced the evacuation of […]
Greece, Spain and Portugal oppose the Commission’s proposal for a 15% reduction in natural gas consumption
LAST UPDATE: 13.32 Along with Greece and Spain-Portugal, opposition appears to the Commission’s proposal for a 15% reduction in natural gas consumption until March. On the Greek side, the government representative Yannis Oikonomou said characteristically today during the press briefing: “We are doing everything possible to avoid disruption in the supply chain. The government does […]
Spain opposes a 15% cut in natural gas consumption as demanded by Brussels
The Spanish government said today that it is opposed to the reduction of natural gas consumption by at least 15%, as requested by Brussels for all the member states of the European Union, judging that this measure is neither necessarily “fair” nor “effective”. “. “Spain does not support this proposal,” Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera […]
Leonor and Sofia of Spain, the first solo engagement abroad, in the footsteps of mother Letizia
On the stands of the Brentford Community Stadium, where the meeting of the women’s European Championships between Spain and Denmark was held, there were also Leonor and Sofia of Spain. Cheering composed for the princesses, who after the match also visited the players in the locker room, where the victory was celebrated between smiles, hugs […]
In flames large areas in France and Spain
Forest fires in southwestern France and Spain continue their destructive work today and thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, amid a heatwave that has alerted authorities in many parts of western Europe. About 14,000 people, permanent residents and vacationers, are affected by the evacuation in the Gironde region of France. More […]
After Portugal and Spain, France and Britain are preparing for extreme temperatures
After Spain and Portugal, which have already been affected by heat for days, Britain and France – where 10,000 hectares of forest have burned – are today preparing to face a second wave of extreme temperatures in less than a month. The increase in these phenomena is due to climate change, according to scientists, as […]
Heat wave sweeps Iberia, fire alert
The largest part of Portugal has been put on red alert, as due to the high temperatures the authorities were forced to deploy strong firefighting forces to fight the fires that broke out in the central part of the country. Neighboring Spain is also being tested by the heat wave. With the mercury climbing above […]