Section: Spain
Should Ukraine join the EU? Spaniards think so
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. …read more Source: The Local...
Surge in Ukrainian asylum seekers to Spain
Spain saw a huge spike in Ukrainians applying for asylum in 2014, according to data released by Eurostat last week and analyzed by The Local. …read more Source: The Local...
‘Big losses’ for Spain from Russia sanctions
Spain said Tuesday its economy had taken a significant hit as a result of tit-for-tat EU and Russian sanctions over Moscow’s backing of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
Spain arrests Ukraine’s ex-finance minister
Spanish police on Wednesday detained Ukraine’s former finance minister Yuri Kolobov who is wanted by Kiev for alleged fraud and theft of public funds, a police source said. …read more Source: The Local...
Arrested: Pro-Russian Spanish ‘brigadistas’
Police on Friday arrested eight Spaniards who were “inspired by the Internation Brigades” and had returned from fighting alongside pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, sources close to the investigation said. …read more Source: The Local...
London and Madrid still oppose military aid to Ukraine
The foreign ministers of Britain and Spain said Thursday the solution to the Ukrainian crisis had to come through dialogue and could not involve military aid to Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The Local...
Ruble tumble busts Russian buying boom
Spain was counting on rich Russians to help revive its stricken property market by buying homes on its sunny coasts – until the ruble collapsed on falling oil prices and the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Local...
Foreign minister pledges support in Ukraine
Spain’s foreign minister is on route to Kiev to show support for Ukraine as Spain commits to leading a new rapid action NATO force. …read more Source: The Local...
Numerous objects hit MH17 plane
Dutch experts have said Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in mid-air after being hit by “objects” that “pierced the plane at high velocity” in July. The new report also said there was “no evidence of technical or human error”. Investigators relied on cockpit data, air traffic control and images, as the...
