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 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday that his visit to Kyiv on the first day of Spain's EU presidency showed the bloc's "unequivocal" commitment to Ukraine's bid to join the 27-nation bloc. https://www.thelocal.es/20230701/spanish-pm-sanchez-eus-support-for-kyivs-membership-unequivocal Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:05:54 +0200 spanish-pm-sanchez-eus-support-for-kyivs-membership-unequivocal Nato has publicly apologised to Spain after it “incorrectly positioned” its national flag during Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s speech at the summit held in Madrid on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220629/nato-apologises-after-hanging-spanish-flag-upside-down-at-madrid-summit Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:48:52 +0200 nato-apologises-after-hanging-spanish-flag-upside-down-at-madrid-summit Madrid was turned into a high-security zone on Tuesday, with thousands of police guarding venues where over 40 world leaders will gather for a Nato summit focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.es/20220628/spains-capital-ramps-up-security-to-host-nato-summit Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:24:10 +0200 spains-capital-ramps-up-security-to-host-nato-summit Spain is to lobby Nato to pay more attention to security threats on its southern flank when the military alliance gathers for a summit in Madrid later this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20220626/nato-summit-host-spain-seeks-focus-on-southern-security Sun, 26 Jun 2022 11:45:48 +0200 nato-summit-host-spain-seeks-focus-on-southern-security President Biden will meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI ahead of the NATO summit in Madrid at the end of the month. https://www.thelocal.es/20220623/sanchez-and-spanish-king-to-meet-with-biden-before-madrid-nato-summit Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:18:27 +0200 sanchez-and-spanish-king-to-meet-with-biden-before-madrid-nato-summit Spain's armed forces on Tuesday asked NATO for humanitarian assistance to fight the novel coronavirus as the national death toll touched 2,700 and infections soared towards 40,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20200325/spain-asks-nato-for-urgent-medical-supplies-to-fight-coronavirus-epidemic Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:56:23 +0100 spain-asks-nato-for-urgent-medical-supplies-to-fight-coronavirus-epidemic The commander of NATO forces in Europe, US General Curtis Scaparrotti, on Thursday demanded Russia "stop meddling" in European elections, amid concerns about Kremlin interference in the Catalan crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20171110/nato-general-tells-russia-to-stop-meddling-following-accusations-of-catalonia-interference Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:45:23 +0100 nato-general-tells-russia-to-stop-meddling-following-accusations-of-catalonia-interference Russia has withdrawn a request for its aircraft carrier group to be refuelled at the Spanish port of Ceuta, authorities confirmed. https://www.thelocal.es/20161026/russia-ceuta-aircraft-carrier-syria-spain Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:45:33 +0200 russia-ceuta-aircraft-carrier-syria-spain Nato's biggest military exercise in a more than a decade is underway in the northeastern city of Zaragoza in readiness to tackle new threats. https://www.thelocal.es/20151105/zaragoza Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:19:24 +0100 zaragoza Nearly two-thirds of Spaniards polled by Pew Research Center said they were in favour of Ukraine joining the European Union, more than any other NATO country surveyed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150610/spaniards-want-ukraine-to-join-eu-poll-russia-nato-pew Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:06:36 +0200 spaniards-want-ukraine-to-join-eu-poll-russia-nato-pew Nato Security General Jens Stoltenberg met with Spanish leaders on Thursday, praising Spain's Nato support and emphasizing the number of global threats that still need to be addressed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150312/nato-chief-spain-is-a-staunch-ally Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:54:28 +0100 nato-chief-spain-is-a-staunch-ally