https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez today stressed his country was a "reliable member" of Nato, after a report by the Pentagon suggested the United States was considering trying to expel Spain over its refusal to support operations in the Middle East war. https://www.thelocal.es/20260424/pm-stresses-spain-is-reliable-nato-member-after-us-expulsion-threat Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:44:51 +0200 pm-stresses-spain-is-reliable-nato-member-after-us-expulsion-threat The European Union said on Tuesday that it was considering importing more jet fuel from the US and requiring member states to hold minimum reserves as the Middle East war squeezes supplies. Brussels will lay out a series of measures on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260421/we-must-be-ready-eu-to-lay-out-its-plan-to-deal-with-jet-fuel-crisis Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:48:22 +0200 we-must-be-ready-eu-to-lay-out-its-plan-to-deal-with-jet-fuel-crisis Spain will ask the European Union to end its association agreement with Israel over alleged violations of international law, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260419/spain-urges-eu-to-end-association-agreement-with-israel Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:41:32 +0200 spain-urges-eu-to-end-association-agreement-with-israel A flotilla of some 40 boats set sail for Gaza from Barcelona on Wednesday in a fresh bid to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to the devastated territory, organisers said. https://www.thelocal.es/20260415/gaza-aid-flotilla-sets-sail-from-barcelona Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:33:05 +0200 gaza-aid-flotilla-sets-sail-from-barcelona Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday accused Spain of waging a diplomatic campaign against Israel after Madrid was barred from taking part in the work of a US‑led centre created to help stabilise post‑war Gaza. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/netanyahu-accuses-spain-of-waging-a-diplomatic-war-against-israel Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:57:00 +0200 netanyahu-accuses-spain-of-waging-a-diplomatic-war-against-israel Spain's foreign minister said on Friday that he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart and urged him to negotiate "in good faith" during talks with the United States in Islamabad. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/spain-urges-iran-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-with-us-following-truce Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:35:48 +0200 spain-urges-iran-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-with-us-following-truce Spain's leftist government has closed Spanish airspace to US planes carrying out missions against Iran, in addition to denying Washington use of its bases, the defence minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260330/spain-shuts-airspace-for-us-planes-involved-in-iran-war Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:12:59 +0200 spain-shuts-airspace-for-us-planes-involved-in-iran-war Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned Wednesday that the Middle East war presented a "far worse" scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003. https://www.thelocal.es/20260325/spains-pm-says-middle-east-war-far-worse-than-iraq-in-2003 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:20:18 +0100 spains-pm-says-middle-east-war-far-worse-than-iraq-in-2003 Amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and soaring jet fuel prices, European airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights this spring. The impact on flight services could last for months. https://www.thelocal.es/20260320/what-you-need-to-know-as-european-airlines-cancel-hundreds-of-flights Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:23:09 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-as-european-airlines-cancel-hundreds-of-flights Spain's leftist government on Thursday said it would soon present a plan to contain the Middle East war's impact on Spanish electricity and fuel prices. https://www.thelocal.es/20260312/middle-east-war-spain-plans-measures-to-combat-soaring-energy-prices Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:48:11 +0100 middle-east-war-spain-plans-measures-to-combat-soaring-energy-prices Spain on Thursday explained its decision to permanently withdraw its ambassador to Israel, citing repeated "insults and slanders" by the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20260312/spain-cites-israeli-insults-in-decision-to-withdraw-ambassador Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:17:08 +0100 spain-cites-israeli-insults-in-decision-to-withdraw-ambassador