Spain


EU Commission to defend Spain in €106 million US energy lawsuit
When firm Blasket Renewables sought to enforce compensation in a US court, the European Commission argued that Spain could not legally pay it, highlighting a clash between international arbitration and EU law.
Spanish PM urges EU to suspend Association Agreement with Israel
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on the European Union to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel, given its continued bombardment of Lebanon and actions in Gaza.
UK court rules Spain cannot claim state immunity in renewable energy incentives dispute
Spain cannot ​claim immunity to stop a multimillion-euro award over cuts to renewable energy incentives ‌being registered in Britain, the UK's top court ruled, limiting states' ability to claim immunity in disputes with investors.
Tractors hit Madrid to protest EU's trade deal with South America
Hundreds of honking tractors rolled into Madrid as Spanish farmers staged a protest against the European Union’s trade deal with four South American countries.
Australia's Berkeley Energia claims $1.25 billion from Spain over uranium dispute
In this investment dispute, Berkeley claims that Spain’s actions against its Spanish subsidiary, Berkeley Minera España, and the SalamancAustralia's Berkeley Energia filed a memorial of claim for about $1.25 billion against Spain at the World Bank's arbitration tribunal, up from a previous request, over the blocked Salamanca uranium project.
Food is not a commodity: Mobilization in Bizkaia against EU-Mercosur free trade agreement
A caravan of peasant farmers and ranchers with their tractors left from different parts of the province of Bizkaia in Bilbao (Spain) to Bilbao to express their rejection of the free trade policies being promoted by the European Union.
Mercosur backers rattled as Spain’s center right wavers under farmer pressure
The shift by the Spanish center right will deliver a first test for the Mercosur accord by as early as next week, as MEPs are due to vote on a legal challenge against it.
Panama wins canal expansion arbitration against Spanish company
Panama's government won a lawsuit against Spanish company Sacyr, officials said, after the firm claimed it was owed around $2.3 billion for its work expanding the Panama Canal.
Spanish congress opposes EU-Morocco trade amendment on Western Sahara
Spain’s Congress has rejected the recent amendment to the European Union–Morocco trade agreement, introduced by the European Commission to include products from Western Sahara, described as a blatant violation of a ruling by the CJEU requiring the prior consent of the Sahrawi people.
Spanish farmers turn to legal action against recent EU-Morocco agreement
The Coordinating Body of Farmers and Livestock Breeders Organizations in Spain (COAG) has announced plans to pursue legal action against the trade agreement between the European Commission and Morocco.