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Spain names new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from Sánchez-Milei spat

29-10-2024 09:24 Spanish government appoints new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from a diplomatic crisis sparked by a war of words between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and President Javier Milei.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU ‘very close to closing’ agreement with Mercosur, says Spain PM

23-10-2024 16:20 The European Union is "very close to closing" the long-delayed free-trade agreement with Mercosur trade bloc, said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Arrest in Honduras

Honduras arrests environmentalist's suspected murderer

07-10-2024 11:52 Juan López was shot dead on September 14, and the day before his death he called a press conference for the resignation of the Tocoa mayor who was caught on video negotiating with drug traffickers.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Brazil, Spain struggle to shake criticism as Maduro enablers

25-09-2024 18:06 At a recent United Nations gathering, Brazilian President Lula and Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez faced scrutiny for their ambiguous stance on Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Five foreigners held over alleged plot to 'destabilise' Venezuela

15-09-2024 08:55 Three US citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, announces Maduro administration.

Crisis in Venezuela

Spanish PM meets exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate amid tensions

12-09-2024 11:10 Edmundo González Urrutia has not spoken publicly since he arrived in Madrid seeking political asylum, but on Thursday he met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as tensions mounted with Caracas.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Madres de Plaza de Mayo activist Herenia Sánchez de Viamonte dies at 97

09-09-2024 14:12 Tributes paid to human rights activist and teacher, who passed away at the age of 97; Sánchez de Viamonte, who co-founded La Plata branch of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, remembered for tireless search for her son and daughter-in-law, who were kidnapped by the military dictatorship in 1977.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei takes his far-right roadshow to Lula’s backyard in Brazil

07-07-2024 08:42 In a Latin America dominated by leftists, Argentina's libertarian leader Javier Milei is all alone.

DISINFORMATION ONLINE

Misinformation about Spanish PM online reinforces Milei discourse

24-06-2024 16:04 Various online posts helped fuel the recent diplomatic crisis between Spain and Argentina, with President Javier Milei and officials in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government pouring fuel on the flames.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei arrives in Madrid, fires off new attack at Spanish PM

21-06-2024 18:56 President Javier Milei lands in Madrid ahead of award ceremony put on by neo-liberal institute; La Libertad Avanza leader fires off new criticism of PM Pedro Sánchez and warns Spaniards of the "risk of socialism."

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei basks in right-wing election gains as he returns to Europe

20-06-2024 22:15 Emboldened by the success of his right-wing allies across the continent, Argentina's President is looking forward to his trip to Europe.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei already making waves in Spain, even ahead of second visit

20-06-2024 15:23 This Friday’s trip to Spain by President Javier Milei is already generating pushback from the government in Madrid.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Madrid expects 'respect' from Milei on next Spain trip

18-06-2024 13:12 Spain on Tuesday urged President Javier Milei to show "respect" if he visits Madrid as planned later this week.

EDITORIAL

The pain in Spain falls mainly on the gain

25-05-2024 06:35 This dispute is far more easily personalised as being between President Milei and Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez rather than between the two nations.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei calls Spanish PM Sánchez 'laughing stock of Europe'

24-05-2024 09:28 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez "is the laughing stock of Europe in diplomatic matters," declares President Milei in TV interview.

ANALYSIS

Argentina has really fallen out with its number two foreign investor

22-05-2024 17:48 The reason why the two sides haven’t buried the hatchet probably comes down to two leaders who stand at opposite sides of the political spectrum and are happy and sufficiently media-savvy to know how to use this drama as a distraction from their problems back home.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Spain PM Sánchez defends wife after Milei's 'corrupt' jibe

22-05-2024 13:37 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defends his wife against graft allegations, just days after President Javier Milei escalated a diplomatic row by calling her "corrupt."

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei's diplomacy pulls no punches with left-wing leaders

21-05-2024 11:05 Critics say Milei is focused on prioritising diplomatic connections with fellow right-wingers – while lashing out with an undiplomatic tenor at the rest of the world's leaders, to the detriment of Argentine foreign policy.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Diplomatic crisis deepens as Spain 'definitively' pulls out Argentina envoy

21-05-2024 10:55 President Javier Milei slams Spain's "absurd" decision to pull its ambassador from Buenos Aires in the midst of a diplomatic spat.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Despite diplomatic tension, Milei plans mid-June return to Spain

20-05-2024 16:29 While his diplomatic row with the Spanish government continues to rumble on, President Javier Milei’s staff are planning his return to Madrid next month after attending the G7 summit in Italy.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Milei refuses to back down as Spain demands public apology

20-05-2024 11:42 Spain demands "public apology" from Javier Milei for calling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife "corrupt," but Argentina's President refuses to back down.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Milei visit to far-right rally prompts harsh Spanish rebuke

20-05-2024 09:24 Spain’s Socialist government demands an apology from President Javier Milei, saying the libertarian leader’s comments at a far-right rally in Madrid have badly damaged relations.

Diplomatic row explodes

Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina over Milei 'insult'

19-05-2024 21:07 Spain recalls ambassador from Buenos Aires after President Javier Milei, speaking at a far-right gathering in Madrid, brands Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife "corrupt."

SPAIN

Javier Milei visits Spain without meeting the King or Pedro Sánchez

17-05-2024 16:45 This is Milei’s first visit to Spain since being inaugurated.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Another Spanish minister lets rip at Milei, accusing him of spreading hate

17-05-2024 16:08 Argentina's President Javier Milei arrives in Spain for controversial trip, during which he will support the leader of the far-right Vox party and shun Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

'A mistake': Spanish minister backtracks on Milei 'substances' remark

07-05-2024 15:35 Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente says his suggestion that Javier Milei acted like he was on “substances” was an error and that he didn't foresee the repercussions.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Spain slams Milei's claim that PM Sánchez is delivering 'poverty and death'

04-05-2024 10:51 Leaders of Argentina and Spain caught in war of words; Government in Madrid rejects claims from President Milei's office that PM Sánchez is delivering "poverty and death" – a response to slurs of drug use.

INTERVIEW

Milei official ‘repents’ remarks against Pope, Judaism, Islam

26-01-2024 06:09 Former PRO deputy Francisco Sánchez, President Milei’s new Cults (Worship) Secretary is self-critical about campaign trail bashing the Supreme Pontiff, Judaism and Islam. “Anything implying emotional damage makes me repent,” he confides in an interview.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

MERCOSUR-EU AGREEMENT

Lula and Sánchez plead for finalising Mercosur-EU agreement

03-11-2023 16:54 President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pled in a telephone conversation on Friday for finalising the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union as soon as possible.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas veteran Nicolás Sánchez dreaming of one last hurrah

15-10-2023 09:42 Nicolás Sánchez may not be the central figure in Argentina's attack that he once was but he's still dreaming of World Cup glory.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

EU ambassador to Argentina highlights shared values on Europe Day

10-05-2023 23:44 EU Ambassador Amador Sánchez Rico leads Europe Day celebrations in Buenos Aires, highlighting shared values between European Union and Argentina.

by James Grainger

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Brazil, Spain want EU-Mercosur deal by end of the year

26-04-2023 14:04 Leaders of Brazil and Spain hope long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur trade bloc can be finalised by the end of the year.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula pursues diplomatic comeback in Portugal

21-04-2023 18:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday for his first trip to Europe since taking office in January.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula visits Europe amid row over Ukraine comments

20-04-2023 15:21 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Europe as row with Western nations over his recent comments on the Ukraine war rumbles on.

ENVIRONMENT

As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation

10-04-2023 10:56 Villagers at the foot of Nevado del Ruiz in the Colombian Andes are staying put despite indications of a potential deadly eruption

PONTIFF FILM

Porn, sex abuse, gender: Pope tackles thorny issues in youth Q&A

05-04-2023 10:11 New film released Wednesday shows Pope Francis gamely confronting intimate accounts of abortion, gender identity, and paedophilia in the Catholic Church.

EUROPEAN POLITICS

Spain races to fix sex consent law that backfired

13-02-2023 11:49 Spain is backtracking on a sexual consent law just months after it was introduced because it has had the unintended effect of reducing prison sentences for hundreds of convicted sex offenders and has created further disagreements within the coalition government.