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Spain seeks fresh Gibraltar discussions with Britain
Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, has sent his British colleague a letter reminding him of both countries’ commitment to seek a negotiated solution to the question of Gibraltar. The letter, said diplomatic sources, makes reference to the 1984 Brussels…
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Spanish Afghan withdrawal to be delayed for six months
On his first visit to Afghanistan, Defense Minister Pedro Morenés stated that the planned withdrawal of Spanish forces will be delayed by at least six months.…
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Cutbacks to push foreign development aid allocation back to 2004 levels
The new secretary of state for foreign aid and Iberoamerican affairs, Jesús Gracia, was scheduled to be sworn in on Monday in a double role that makes sense, since Latin America is the greatest recipient of Spanish development funds.…
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Zapatero satisfied with EU summit agreement to strengthen euro
The Spanish delegation participating in the EU’s emergency summit in Brussels said it was satisfied with the intergovernmental pact reached in the early hours of Friday, even though Spain failed to obtain power of veto over a future European Stability…
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Defense Ministry to pay Eurofighter 309 million euros, but debt remains
Government sources say Spain will pay Eurofighter 309 million euros over the next few weeks, despite the country’s harsh belt-tightening. The payment will reduce Spain’s debt with the fighter plane manufacturer to some 400 million euros, which will be paid…
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Defense Ministry suspends navy sex abuse suspect
The Spanish navy responded immediately to EL PAÍS’s revelations Friday that an investigation into a lieutenant, accused of threatening or blackmailing five ratings if they didn’t have sex with him, may have been derailed by military officials.…
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Navy officials may have tried to derail sex harassment inquiry
For nearly a month, top military officials tried to derail a sexual harassment investigation against a navy lieutenant accused of threatening or blackmailing five ratings if they didn’t have sex with him, court testimony shows.…
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Soldier dies from rebel fire in Afghanistan
A Spanish soldier died on Sunday after being shot in Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry reported. The victim was First Sergeant Joaquín Moya Espejo, 35, a native of Córdoba and father of one. Sergeant Moya was part of one of the…
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Two Spanish aid workers abducted in Algeria
Three aid workers, two Spanish and an Italian, were abducted in Algeria around midnight on Saturday, according to the Foreign Minister. The three were in Rabouni, the administrative capital of the Western Sahara refugee camps located in the Algerian desert…
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F-18s on NATO Libya mission to come home
Four F-18 fighter jets that were sent to Libya as part of the NATO operation mission in March will return home on Saturday, Defense Minister Carme Chacón said Wednesday.…
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F-18s on NATO Libya mission to come home
Four F-18 fighter jets that were sent to Libya as part of the NATO operation mission in March will return home on Saturday, Defense Minister Carme Chacón said Wednesday.…
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F-18s on NATO Libya mission to come home
Four F-18 fighter jets that were sent to Libya as part of the NATO operation mission in March will return home on Saturday, Defense Minister Carme Chacón said Wednesday.…
"Recognizing Palestine in the UN would damage the peace process"
Jorge Moragas was a young diplomat working for the government’s protocol department when José María Aznar, of the conservative Popular Party (PP), took office in 1996. These days, he is chief of staff to the current PP leader, Mariano Rajoy,…
Foreign minister to press for EU consensus on Palestine
In anticipation of the upcoming September vote in the United Nations on recognition of the State of Palestine, Spain’s foreign minister, Trinidad Jiménez, is planning on pressing EU ministers to reach a majority agreement on “moving forward with recognition.”…
Defense Ministry forced to renegotiate terms of 25-billion-euro debt
Spain’s Defense Ministry has been forced to restructure the terms of payment on a 25-billion-euro debt it owes for new equipment including tanks, military aircraft and ships. The repayment will be extended five additional years until 2030.…
NATO names Spanish general as second in operational command in Afghanistan
Spanish Major General Javier Cabeza Taberné will next year be deputy commander to US Lieutenant General David M. Rodríguez, the head of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force Joint Command (IJC) in Afghanistan.…
Soldiers who leaked Afghan attack video go before court
Two soldiers, who allegedly released a classified surveillance video that showed the deadly Taliban attack against the Spanish army’s base last August in Afghanistan could face up to 10 years in prison for leaking military secrets, judicial sources said on…