Last October the EU imposed tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese electric vehicles, but the move caused deep divisions in the bloc. Sánchez in September said the plan should be “reconsidered” and Spain eventually abstained in the key vote. Germany and Hungary voted against the tariffs.

Human rights organisations say the bloc's failure to reconsider its trade and political ties with Israel amounts to "complicity" in alleged war crimes and breaches of international law. View on eurone

The European Union is easing energy, transport and banking sanctions against Syria. It hopes to breathe life into Syria's economy and encourage its new leaders to work toward a peaceful future.

Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate rose to 2.9% in January from 2.8% in the period through December, final data released by the National Statistics Institute, or INE, showed on Friday.

Greece and Portugal have seen a surge in interest from wealthy Britons seeking residency abroad as they have simplified their golden visa schemes, while Spain ended its programme

Greece's Golden Visa scheme has witnessed a surge in popularity as Spain moves to impose a 100% tax on property purchases by non-EU residents.

The best place for British expats is only two hours away from home, and it has been name one of the happiest countries in the world.

Now in a press release, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK which organises the free events said it is seeing "enormous demand" to attend, and learn more about life in the southern European country, which is home to holiday hubs like Lisbon and the Algarve.

MADRID - Spain has invited EU finance ministers to an informal meeting on 13 March in Valencia to launch a ‘competitiveness laboratory’, the Iberian country’s Economy Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, told a Ecofin press conference on Tuesday.

Other factors behind Spain's boom include its "abundance of wind and solar renewables", which have "helped to keep energy relatively cheap while EU Covid recovery funds bolstered the economy", said The Guardian. The socialist-led government also "ran a deficit to fund initiatives, such as raising pensions and public sector hiring".

Donald Trump’s tariffs are a headache for all his trade partners. But the U.S. president’s plan to impose ad hoc “reciprocal” levies on imports are a particular problem for the European Union. By enabling him to target whichever countries in the bloc he pleases,