Another 1.3 million are waiting for an appointment. The avalanche of applications in the final months before a deadline expired could delay the process for years. Most applicants come from Argentina, followed by Cuba and Mexico
Ahead of a key summit in The Hague next week, Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a letter to alliance members setting out the new spending threshold, which mirrors Trump’s demands
Felipe VI, Letizia, the country’s prime minister and the regional premier were pelted with mud and objects as people in Paiporta vented their frustration. Some security sources called the visit ‘a mistake’ and said the events were ‘foreseeable’
The audios recorded three decades ago by King Juan Carlos I’s former mistress – a famous film and television actress – fuel doubts about what the then-monarch knew about the 1981 Spanish coup attempt
UNIFIL commanders deny that Hezbollah uses its soldiers as human shields, as Israel claims. The blue helmets mission has neither the capacity nor the will to engage in combat despite coming under attack
Military sources warn that the withdrawal of UNIFIL troops would remove the only witnesses to the Israeli invasion
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his ‘great sadness’ over the row, which he blamed on political motivations
The opposition candidate and presumed winner of the presidential elections thanked the Spanish government for taking him in
The seven largest European companies have risen the most on the stock market since the Russian invasion began, but their American counterparts are worth over twice as much, according to a new report
‘I understand the criticism of the West’s double standards in the East and the Middle East,’ says the new head of the Southern Neighborhood
The right-wing leader will make his second trip to the Spanish capital in order to accept a prize from a neoliberal think tank and a medal from the regional government of Madrid
The monarch endorsed the peace plan put forward by the Ukrainian president and called for the ‘complete, immediate, and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine’
Spain’s foreign minister demands ‘public apologies’ from the Argentine president and warns that, if he fails to do so, there will be ‘appropriate measures’
The ‘Borkum’ decides not to dock in Cartagena after leftist parties made the claim, which has been denied by the Spanish government. A different cargo vessel with a confirmed destination of Haifa has been refused permission for a stopover
Foreign minister José Manuel Albares met in Washington with State Secretary Antony Blinken and said he was not there to request ‘acquiescence’
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta are discussing a simultaneous announcement ahead of the EU elections in order to remove the decision from the electoral debate
Spain’s Foreign Ministry will send a strong response if the involvement of Russian secret services in the crime is proven
Joe Biden and Pedro Sánchez addressed the issue on Friday after Spain vetoed a plan for the EU to help with the mission via Operation Atalanta
The Spanish government has spoken to the U.S. ambassador about its concern regarding the hostile actions, which are not expected between two allies
Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan will present the positions of Islamic countries in the absence of Israel, which has declined to attend the summit
Around 8,000 people marched in Madrid and 3,000 in Granada against the agreement that paves the way for PM Pedro Sánchez to remain in power. The opposition leader has called a fresh demonstration for Sunday
The winner of the election, Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the Popular Party, claims the right to try to form a government first. But legal experts say such a ‘right’ is not enshrined in the Constitution
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
A spokesman for the party attacked a proposal to outlaw hate speech in electoral discourse as an ‘attack on free speech’ after misinterpreting figures on crime in Catalonia
The success of the conference lies in its acceptance that while governments in the region do not share the same ideology, they share a common destiny
Sales by the West’s 10 largest industry players grew by 7.5% in the last quarter of 2022, earnings reports show. A German company is offering to buy a Spanish ammunition maker for twice what it was worth two years ago
Germany is the exception and has displayed unusual transparency by releasing weekly lists of the weapons it is sending to Kyiv