Tag: Spain

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 17:25 UTC

  Spain apologizes to Bolivia for ‘any misunderstanding’ regarding Morales plane incident

  

  Spain's foreign minister Tuesday offered apologies to Bolivia's Evo Morales for “any misunderstanding” linked to last week's diversion of the Latin American leader's aircraft, but insisted that Madrid never barred the plane from its airspace. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo addressed the issue at a breakfast with reporters in Madrid.

• Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Piscator incident: Spain says fishing vessel was operating eight miles outside Argentina’s EEZ

  

  The Spanish government believes an “error of appreciation” was committed in the incident involving the Galician trawler “Piscator” captured this week in the South Atlantic allegedly operating in Argentine waters. Spain is hopeful that the situation will be resolved in “coming hours”.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 20:25 UTC

  Paraguay claims Mercosur pro-tempore chair and thanks EU for political support

  

  President elect Horacio Cartes revealed in Spain that Paraguay is claiming the pro-tempore chair of Mercosur, argued that Venezuela is an ‘illegitimate’ member of the trade group and said Paraguay is en route to becoming full member of the Pacific Alliance.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 18:20 UTC

  Foreign Office protests to Spain chase and shooting incident in Gibraltar waters

  

  British Minister for Europe David Lidington strongly protested on Tuesday to Spanish Minister, Íñigo Mendez de Vigo, following an incident in British Gibraltar territorial waters, when allegedly shots were fired.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2013 - 05:55 UTC

  FCO Director for Europe next British ambassador to Spain

  

  The British Government has appointed a new ambassador to Spain. Simon Manley will succeed Giles Paxman as the UK’s ambassador in Madrid and non-resident ambassador to Andorra. He takes up the post in October.

• Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:01 UTC

  Super star Messi and father must appear in court accused of tax fraud in Spain

  

  Argentine soccer super star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were ordered to appear before a Barcelona court in September after Spanish prosecutors accused the pair of tax fraud.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 06:02 UTC

  Paraguayan president elect Cartes will visit Spain and European Union institutions

  

  In a strong display of support for Paraguayan president-elect Horacio Cartes, European Union ambassadors confirmed the leader will be travelling next week to Brussels, seat of the EU in what will be his first contacts out of the region.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 04:06 UTC

  Greeks and Spaniards move north in growing numbers looking for jobs, says OECD

  

  Greeks and Spaniards are moving to northern Europe in growing numbers, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said this week, as soaring unemployment rates and fiscal austerity erode living standards in the south.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 07:00 UTC

  Mujica calls on Spain for a more active role in the EU/Mercosur trade discussions

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica called on Spain for a more decisive role in the trade and cooperation agreement discussions between Mercosur and the European Union which have been going on for over a decade.

• Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 18:04 UTC

  Uruguay’s president cancels last leg of European tour on medical advice

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, 78, cancelled the last leg of his European visit, Italy, saying he was exhausted and suffering from jet-lag. He has been in the road since May 22, with a first official three-day visit to China, later to Spain, the Vatican and to Galicia and the Basque country, from where his family came.