Lucía Abellán

The U.N. secretary general talks to EL PAÍS about the Russian invasion, Europe’s failure to address the refugee crisis and why more needs to be done to address global warming

The Foreign Ministry wants to use the country’s diversity as a selling point to improve its global reputation, which has been damaged by the pandemic

Madrid reaches out to Brussels, Germany and Britain in a bid to provide some relief to tourism industry which has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic

The Foreign Ministry has told US authorities it is worried about the damage caused to figures like Christopher Columbus amid the anti-racism protests

Travelers from EU and Schengen countries can enter Spain once more, but there are still a number of limits to free movement

Speaking to the BBC, Arancha González Laya said that the government could “introduce reciprocity” if the British government does not lift its requirements

Two hours after Tourism chief Reyes Maroto announced that the travel restrictions would be lifted in just over two weeks, a press release clarified that the planned date remains July 1

Wary of a new surge in coronavirus infections, the executive is keeping more restrictions in place than Italy or France

The new Spanish foreign minister has said that the country could form different alliances depending on its interests

This is the second time King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have been invited to the White House in less than two years, while Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has not yet been extended an invitation

For the first time, Madrid is linking the presence of US troops to retaliation against Spanish companies

PM Pedro Sánchez is meeting on Thursday with the European Union’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, to discuss the future relationship between the UK and the bloc

The government has refused to clarify why, within a year, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has gone from recognizing Juan Guaidó as the interim Venezuelan president to avoiding meeting with him

Rabat’s decision to pass laws appropriating an area near the Canary Islands encroaches on Spanish maritime borders at a spot that is rich with a rare mineral

The move marks a change in strategy on the part of the central government, and comes after dialogue between Madrid and Barcelona over the relevant decrees

With the UK set to leave the EU, the Spanish government wants to protect the conditions of residents on both sides of the British Overseas Territory

Caretaker Foreign Minister Josep Borrell says there is no truth to this, although plans for a joint working group have been permanently dropped

Spain’s High Court is investigating whether a GRU official named Denis Sergeev, who carried out subversive actions across Europe and Asia, also tried to destabilize the region during its 2017 independence drive

The agreement announced on Thursday by the European Union and the United Kingdom respects arrangements secured a year ago by Madrid regarding the British overseas territory

In the wake of today’s ruling, the Supreme Court is seeking to persuade Belgium to hand the former Catalan premier over to the Spanish authorities to face trial

Foreign affairs officials from both countries have met in a bid to ensure equal rights for both communities

The Spanish government has already passed a royal decree that covers nearly all areas of daily life for the more than 300,000 Britons officially registered in the country, but wants to see London respond in kind

As the deadline for the United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union approaches, more British citizens are opting to make their residency status official

Some experts argue that leftist parties are more likely to be hurt by voters’ frustration at having to return to the polls for the fourth time in four years

Speaking in Congress on Wednesday, acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez explained that these additional roles will mostly cover customs services, trade and border controls

Acting Foreign Minister Josep Borrell says conditions affecting border with Gibraltar could be reviewed