Tag: Spain

Daily news – February 8, 2022

News from: Al Jazeera, Astana Times, Atlantic Council, Brookings, Bruegel, Chatham House, CSIS, Defense News, Defense One, East Asia Forum, Foundation for Defense of...

Telefonica reaches agreement to cut about 2,700 jobs in Spain (Reuters)

Spain's Telefonica (TEF.MC) has reached an agreement with labour unions to cut some 15% of its domestic workforcevia voluntary redundancies in a plan estimated to cost...

Spain’s Defence Ministry denies interest in F-35 (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

Spain has no interest in the American F-35 fighter jet and is solely committed to the Future Combat Air System that it is pursuing...

5 questions with Airbus Spain’s FCAS lead (Vivienne Machi, Defense News)

In 2019, Spain signed onto the Franco-German Future Combat Air System program to develop a fighter jet, weapons and drones by 2040. Airbus is playing a...

Space sector exec: Spain must stand out among its neighbors in nascent domain (Vivienne Machi, Defense News)

Spain requires a national strategy to grow and nurture its military space-industrial potential, and stand out as a European leader in the nascent domain,...

Recalibrating U.S. Counterterrorism: Lessons Learned From Spain (Kim Cragin, Michael Bartlett, Will Crass, Lawfare)

As the United States seeks to avoid overreliance on military forces to fight terrorism abroad, law enforcement agencies—international and domestic—will play an even more...

Spain/Zapatistas – Zapatistas ‘invade’ Madrid to mark Spanish conquest anniversary (Al Jazeera)

A paper boat is displayed during a cultural event by artists and activists, as well-wishes for the delegation of the National Liberation Zapatista Army...

Spain – The climate and energy transition component of the Spanish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Enrique Feás, Federico Steinberg, Elcano Royal Institute)

The authors analyse the aspects of Spain’s National Recovery Plan related to sustainability and ‘green’ investments. The climate and energy transition component of the Spanish...

Spain – Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030 (Euractiv with Reuters)

Spain on Wednesday (30 June) joined an international campaign to set a date for closing all coal plants by 2030, signing up to a...

Spain/Catalonia – Spanish PM: Socialists will ‘never’ endorse Catalonia independence vote (EuroEFE, Euractiv)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that there will not be an independence referendum in Catalonia because the Socialist Party (PSOE) he leads...

Spain – PM Sanchez to meet Catalan regional president, open dialogue (Euractiv)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet Catalonia’s regional president and pro-independence leader Pere Aragonès in a bid to open a new...

Italy/Spain/France/Europe/Mediterranean – Serve un patto Roma-Madrid-Parigi per rafforzare l’Ue nel Mediterraneo (Dario Cristiani, Formiche)

Il 2021 può essere considerato l’anno del ritorno della Spagna nel mondo: a inizio anno, Madrid ha lanciato un piano d’azione quadriennale, Estrategia de Acción Exterior...

Spain/Morocco/Europe/Western Sahara – Spain-Morocco tensions: How the EU can make progress on Western Sahara (Ana Palacio, ECFR)

Any neighbourhood is made up of personal, commercial, investment, and cultural ties. But it also comprises geopolitical tensions – ties and knots. What we...

Spain – Thousands rally in Madrid against pardons for Catalan separatists (Euractiv)

The government of the socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the left-wing Podemos is in favour of the pardons, despite dissent from within the coalition,...

USA/Spain – Secretary Blinken’s Call with Spanish Foreign Minister González Laya (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya to reaffirm...

Morocco/Spain – This time is different: Spain, Morocco, and weaponised migration (ECFR)

José Ignacio Torreblanca By weaponising migration in Ceuta to advance its Western Sahara claim, Morocco has made several major mistakes. Spain is part of an...