People who voted Leave in 2016 do not believe the UK should insist on its own regulatory regime after Brexit, but want certain standards maintained after transition, a new survey has found. Yesterday Prime Minister Boris Johnson made much of the UK government’s plan to reject the EU’s insistence of […]
Later a planned emergency landing by an Air Canada flight was prompted by “an engine problem,” and the reported rupture of one of the aircraft’s 10 tyres. Spain’s Defence Ministry said that an F18 fighter jet had been dispatched to evaluate the damage done to the landing gear of Toronto-bound […]
Madrid’s Barajas airport was closed at lunchtime due to the presence of unauthorized drones near the facility yesterday. The Transportation Ministry decision to close the airspace was made just after 12.30pm CET after two pilots reported the presence of drones near the runways. Incoming flights were diverted to other airports, […]
King Felipe VI presided the official opening of the new political term yesterday, addressing a chamber partly occupied by the first coalition government since the 1930s, and where separatist lawmakers were conspicuously absent. “Spain cannot be about opposing one another he said, Spain must belong to everyone and be for […]
Spaniards repatriated from the Wuhan area of China are in quarantine in Madrid, where they are said to be ‘very content’ and have been receiving supplies from their families. Around 20 Spanish nationals were brought home upon seeking help from the embassy following the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, and were […]
The shopping centre is playing Cupid and offering customers romantic experiences like dinner aboard a yacht and dinner and cinema tickets for two. Habaneras Shopping Centre, managed by MVGM, Habaneras is bringing out its romantic side and giving customers the chance to enjoy fantastic dates to fall in love with. […]
Britain has left the European Union. More than three years after Britons voted to sever ties with the bloc, Brexit has happened. So that is it, right? No more negotiations, debates and votes? Not quite – 31 January merely marked the end of the first stage of the process. What […]
Former European Council president Donald Tusk says Brussels feels “empathy” towards an independent Scotland joining the European Union. Nicola Sturgeon has said an independent Scotland would seek full EU membership. When asked if this would be looked upon favourably, Mr Tusk said there would be enthusiasm but he warned the […]
Customs checks will not be stepped up if the UK gets its way in trade deal talks with Brussels, the foreign secretary has suggested. Dominic Raab told Sky News it would be the EU’s fault if businesses end up needing to fill out more paperwork or submit to more inspections […]
Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU, saying there is “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules. The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not […]
Spain is officially a world leader in the switch from electricity from fossil-fuel sources to ‘clean energy’, and is working on being 100% renewable before the year 2025. During the recent Climate Change Summit in Madrid, Israel along with the UK announced, it would be the first industrialised country to […]
The Spanish government has changed it’s mind on the key issue of talks about the future of Catalonia. On Thursday, it said that it was delaying the talks until after the early election in Catalonia. But the decision was not well received by the Catalan Republican Left (ERC), the other […]
