Europol supported the French National Police (Police Nationale/OLTIM) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised criminal network smuggling migrants from Spain to France. The investigation was initiated in November 2022 and targeted individuals, based in Marseille, suspected of smuggling migrants between Spain and France. Europol’s analysis of the operational data made […]
Commission approves Spain’s new “Río Negro” geographical indication
The European Commission has approved the inclusion of ‘Río Negro’ wines in the Register of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Rio Negro” wines are white and red wines produced in the province of Guadalajara in Spain. They are known for their high aromatic intensity: the whites are dominated by citrus, floral and fruity series, with […]
Commission finds that arbitration award ordering Spain to pay a compensation is illegal and incompatible State aid
The European Commission has concluded that an arbitration award, in which Spain is ordered to pay compensation to Antin for the modification of a renewable electricity support measure, constitutes illegal State aid. In the decision, the Commission instructs Spain not to pay any compensation based on the arbitration award. The decision also requires Spain to […]
Camino Europa 2024, Spanish winner of the Charlemagne Youth Prize 2025
Students from the Andrés de Vandelvira Secondary School in Albacete walked the Camino de Santiago alongside students from Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Portugal to promote the European elections. The Camino Europa 2024 project, promoted by the Andrés de Vandelvira Secondary School in Albacete, is the winner of the 2025 Charlemagne Youth Prize in Spain. The objective of this initiative was to […]
Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture, in Madrid and Valencia
On 20 and 21 February, Christophe Hansen, European Commission Commissioner for Agriculture and Food , visited Madrid and Valencia. Minister Luis Planas received Commissioner Hansen on Thursday 20 February at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. There, Commissioner Hansen made a presentation on the vision for agriculture and food, adopted the previous day by the European Commission. […]
Internships – Union for the Mediterranean Internships – Spain
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean offers internships for young graduates and students in Barcelona, Spain. For the first semester of 2025, internships are offered in the following areas: Energy & Climate Action (ECA) Water, Environment and Blue Economy (WEBE) Directorate for Operations and Partnerships (DOP) Legal and Administration Eligibility To be eligible, […]
The winner of “Juvenes Translatores” in Spain for this 18th edition of the competition is Leonor Gómez Álvarez.
The European Commission announces the twenty-seven winners from the 18th edition of its translation competition for high school students ( Juvenes Translatores ) . 3,070 participants enthusiastically took on the task of translating a text between two of the 24 official EU languages. Although English takes centre stage, the 144 language combinations chosen by students from 713 schools also included language […]
The Commission decides to take SPAIN and other countries to the Court of Justice of the EU.
The European Commission decided to refer Bulgaria, Spain, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose the Directive on Non-Performing Loans (Directive(EU) 2021/2167). The Directive aims to foster the development of a well-functioning secondary market for non-performing loans by establishing rules for the authorisation and supervision of credit purchasers and servicers. […]
EU high-speed rail lines grew to 8 556 km in 2023
In 2023, the EU railway network had 200 947 km of railway lines, with the highest densities being found in and around main cities and other population hubs. The highest railway network density was registered in Czechia, with 123.2 metres of railway lines per km². Other EU countries with high densities included Belgium (119.2 m/km²), Germany (109.5 m/km²) and Luxembourg […]