The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, has called for "unity of action" between the fishing sector and the various public administrations in order to strengthen Galicia's role in the European debates that will "define" the future of fishing in the EU.At the closing of the V Technical Fishing Day...
The president of Ceuta, Juan Vivas (PP), returned from his recent institutional visit to Brussels without achieving that the community institutions committed explicitly to promote measures against Morocco for the massive entry recorded at the Tarajal border.The regional leader stated this Friday that he trusts "that there will be a...
Union of Unions of Farmers and Ranchers has closed its agenda of meetings in Brussels warning that the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is being discussed without a defined financial framework and with a very tight schedule for its implementation in 2028. The organization claims that the future program should...
The European Commission has approved a series of exceptions so that Ukraine can use part of the 6.1 billion euros authorized this summer, coming from the 90 billion euro European loan, for the purchase of drones and components produced in Ukraine, as well as for the acquisition of military material...
The European Commission has claimed this Thursday a "strategic" review in order to adapt more precisely the policies of the Union to the particularities of the Canary Islands and the set of outermost regions (OMR, for its acronym in English). The objective is not only to strengthen their competitiveness and...
The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, along with representatives of the fishing sector, demand that the European Commission urgently review the ban on longline fishing, in light of the report prepared by the technician Ispamer, which concludes that this fishing method does not cause damage to marine habitats.As they...
Cepesca, Europêche, and OPP Burela have requested this Wednesday in the European Parliament an urgent modification of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1614, with the aim that the 'stone-ball' longline, a traditional fishing gear used for the capture of hake, be excluded from the 87 areas currently closed.This demand is based...
The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, along with representatives of the Galician fishing sector, demand that the European Commission urgently review the ban on longline fishing, in light of the technical report from Ispamer which concludes that this method hardly affects marine habitats.They emphasize that these conclusions support the...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has reiterated that neither the European Commission nor Frontex had "any indication" nor "saw anything" in the days leading up to the massive entry of 80,000 migrants recorded on July 30 and 31 in Ceuta.Albares made these statements...
Airbnb has warned this Wednesday that the proposed Affordable Housing Law driven by the European Commission will not add "a single housing unit" to the long-term rental market and will cause "regulatory uncertainty" for hosts in major European cities. The platform's reaction coincides with the presentation, by the community executive,...
The PP MEP Borja Giménez Larraz has described this Wednesday the Affordable Housing Law presented by the European Commission as a "disappointment," an initiative that aims to provide greater legal certainty to local authorities to limit tourist rentals and the buying and selling of second homes in pressured areas. In...
The Secretary General of Fisheries, Isabel Artime, reiterated this Wednesday the request for the European Commission to reevaluate the regulation that bans fishing in deep waters in 87 areas of the Atlantic shelf, after a technical report was presented concluding that bottom longlining has a limited or practically non-existent impact...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodríguez, has celebrated that the new Affordable Housing Act, presented this Wednesday by the European Commission, is "heavily influenced by the policy carried out by the Government of Spain."According to Rodríguez, Brussels adopts the concept known in Spain as a tense market...
The European Commission announced this Wednesday that it will unlock 114.7 million euros in emergency funds to support the management of the migration crisis in Ceuta, where several thousand people who entered irregularly from Morocco on July 30 and 31 continue to be. The package will focus on strengthening border...
The European Commission announced this Wednesday that it will unlock 114.7 million euros in emergency funds aimed at addressing the situation in Ceuta, where several thousand migrants who entered irregularly from Morocco on July 30 and 31 are still housed. In addition, the community executive has confirmed the full availability...
The European Commission presented on Wednesday a legal framework for local authorities to adopt measures that limit the activity of short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb or the buying and selling of second homes. However, the community executive insists that these policies must be "proportional," applied only "on a case-by-case...
The European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, emphasized this Tuesday before the President of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, the "importance" of maintaining "sustained cooperation" between Spain, Morocco, and the European Union, after the meeting they both held in the afternoon in Brussels."Together with Juan Vivas today in Brussels, I...
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, Livestock, and Fisheries, Miguel Barrachina, has held a meeting with the presidents of the provincial federations of fishermen's guilds of the Comunitat Valenciana to inform them of the first advances achieved in Brussels in defense of a European regulation adjusted to the reality of fishing...
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced this Monday a package of investments of 200 million euros intended for Greenland, with the aim of strengthening cooperation with the island and reinforcing the presence of the European Union in the Arctic, in a context marked by the...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, is scheduled to travel this Tuesday to Brussels to hold a meeting with the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Magnus Brunner, and with the Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica. The visit will coincide with the community agenda of...
The leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, along with a dozen regional leaders of the formation, will support the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, this Monday at an informational breakfast in Madrid. The meeting will take place just before the Ceuta leader travels to Brussels to discuss...
Brussels is preparing a new protectionist turn regarding a raw material that is becoming increasingly strategic. The European Commission is working on prohibiting the export of waste to countries that are not part of the OECD, including China and India, through a delegated act of the European regulation on waste...
Spain and the European Commission have made what are considered "important" advances in the emergency assistance request submitted by the Government to obtain additional financial and operational support from the EU to address the migration crisis in Ceuta. This was indicated on Friday by the European Commissioner for Home Affairs...
Brussels is pending the release of more than 32 million euros requested by Spain to address the migrant crisis in Ceuta while waiting for additional information from the Spanish authorities. The European Commission needs new clarifications to complete the evaluation of the request for financial assistance and the operational reinforcement...
The Government of the Region of Murcia has claimed this Thursday in Brussels a change in the European fishing policy that allows gradually recovering the working days of the Mediterranean fleet until reaching 180 working days in 2027. This has been conveyed by the counselor of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and...