Tag: Spain
World 30.10.24 | 20:03

Floods in Spain kill more than 70 people

The number of victims in the flooding in south-eastern Spain surpassed 70, local authorities informed. The flooding hit the province of Valencia worst, and the majority of the deaths are reported there. Footage of flooded towns have shocked the world and the Government of Pedro Sanchez declared a state...

Sport 14.07.24 | 23:19

Spain defeats England 2-1 to win Euro 2024 final

Spain defeated England 2-1 on Sunday in Berlin to claim the European Championship. The result was its fourth tournament victory, breaking a tie with Germany for the most in history. The difference-making goal came in the 86th minute as Mikel Oyarzabal tapped home a cross into the box from Marc Cucurella....

Sport 12.11.23 | 18:46

Sevilla and Villarreal are interested in Stole Dimitrievski

Sevilla and Villareal are interested in Stole Dimitrievski, the Macedonian star goal-keeper who currently plays for Rayo Vallecano. Dimitrievski’s contract expires next summer. He has been playing at stellar form recently, which drew the attention of larger clubs.

Macedonia 05.04.22 | 15:43

Spanish woman was held in a hotel room in Struga against her will and repeatedly raped

A 39 year old woman from Spain was kept in a hotel in Struga for several days and raped by a 29 year old local man. The attacker, identified by the police only as Sh.S. from the village of Radolishta, invited the woman over from Tirana. After she arrived, he kept her in the hotel room against her will...

Macedonia 11.05.21 | 10:30

Zaev visits Spain

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, accompanied by Deputy PM for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov, departs for Madrid on Tuesday for a first-ever visit of a country’s PM to the Kingdom of Spain. Zaev is going to Madrid from Brussels, where yesterday he met with the President of the European Commission Ursula...

Balkans 19.03.21 | 13:57

Serbs angry with Zaev: We give him vaccines, and his ministers ask Spain to recognize Kosovo

Serbian media are reacting to the lobbying of two key ministers in Zaev’s government, Artan Grubi and Bujar Osmani, for Spain to recognize Kosovo’s independence. Republika.rs comments that this is a knife in the back of Serbia and “gratitude” that the first aid for vaccines came...

World 10.01.21 | 20:55

Spain mourns four victims of storm Filomena due to record snowfall

Spain mourned the deaths of four people on Sunday after storm Filomena brought record snowfall in the capital, Madrid, and paralysed transport throughout the country. A homeless man froze to death in a park in central Madrid, bringing the death toll to four. The other victims included a man who had been...

World 25.05.20 | 18:40

Spain to lift quarantine for foreign tourists from July 1

Spain will lift a requirement for foreign tourists to undergo a two-week quarantine from July 1, the government said on Monday in a statement, Reuters reports. Under current restrictions, visitors from abroad must isolate themselves for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Foreign Minister...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 11:52

Spain sends the Macedonian NATO membership ratification instrument to D.C.

Spain is going to deposit its ratification document of the Macedonian NATO protocol to the US State Department tomorrow, and this should conclude the exhausting process of bringing Macedonia into NATO. Spain was the last NATO member state that ratified the protocol, the delays due to the Spanish political...

Macedonia 18.03.20 | 20:10

150 Macedonian citizens allegedly stuck in Barcelona, with only 16 reported at the Embassy

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov tonight urged Macedonian citizens stuck abroad because of the situation with the coronavirus to immediately report at the nearest diplomatic and consular missions in order to help them return to the country. Dear Macedonian citizens who are currently abroad, especially...

News 17.03.20 | 21:57

Spanish King Felipe signs Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

The King of Spain Felipe VI signed the accession protocol of Macedonia to NATO, which was ratified by the emptied out Congress earlier today. Given that Spain was the last NATO member that hadn’t ratified the protocol, this means that it will now be deposited in Washington, and Macedonia will be...

Macedonia 17.03.20 | 10:43

Senate of Spain to ratify Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol

The Senate of Spain is set to hold a plenary session today to vote on the ratification of Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol, after which the country will soon become an official member of the Alliance. The senators will vote for Macedonia to become a full-fledged NATO member via video conference...

World 10.03.20 | 23:41

Spanish Senate closes down due to coronavirus: Vote on Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol postponed

The Spanish Senate, following the decision of Congress, suspended all planned activities for the next seven days. The reason for this decision is to protect against the coronavirus, after the secretary general of Spain’s far-right Vox party, who is a member of Congress, tested positive for the...

Macedonia 27.02.20 | 14:16

Spanish Congress of Deputies ratifies NATO Accession Protocol

The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish Parliament, ratified Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol early on Thursday. The lower house in Madrid, ratified the NATO accession protocol this morning with 279 votes IN FAVOR and 1 against! Muchas Gracias! Next and last stop: The Senate…...

World 25.02.20 | 23:14

Coronavirus: First case confirmed in mainland Spain as virus outbreak reported across Europe

Four more people have been confirmed dead in Italy, bringing the total in the country to 11 as the coronavirus continues to spread across Europe, Independent reported. Switzerland and Croatia announced their first case and Austria declared its first two cases, who were Italians living close to the...

Macedonia 14.02.20 | 11:04

Sekerinska now says that Spain will ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession in early March

Despite optimistic expectations that the ratification of Macedonia’s NATO accession is just around the corner, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska now says that it could happen in early March. All NATO member states, except Spain, ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession, and the Macedonian Parliament...

Macedonia 04.02.20 | 15:45

Pendarovski in Poland: I expect Spain to ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol next month

President Stevo Pendarovski expects the ratification of the country’s NATO Accession Protocol in the Spanish Parliament to be completed next month. Pendarovski, who is paying an official visit to Poland, noted that “if going according to plan when it comes to political developments, the process...

World 15.01.20 | 09:42

One dead, six injured in explosion at chemical facility in Spain

One person has died in an explosion at a chemical facility in Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. A total of six other people were injured in the incident, Catalonia’s Interior Minister Miquel Buch said on Tuesday, without revealing the identity of the victim. The company said one other person was missing,...

Macedonia 07.01.20 | 16:45

With a Spanish Government in place, Macedonia expects to have its NATO accession fully ratified

Socialist Pedro Sanchez was re-elected as Prime Minister of Spain, after the narrowly divided Congress approved him by a majority of two votes. Sanchez and his coalition partner Podemos had to count on other parties abstaining from the session to achieve their slim majority. Among those parties that...

Macedonia 03.01.20 | 15:53

Parliament prepares to ratify Macedonia’s NATO protocol without waiting on Spain

A proposal to ratify the NATO accession protocol was sent by the outgoing Government to the Macedonian Parliament. Macedonia is still waiting on Spain to ratify the protocol in order to become a fully fledged NATO member, but because of the political crisis in Spain this move has been delayed. Given...

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