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Spanish King’s China visit: Spain Shows Europe a Path of Pragmatism in Relations with China

When King Felipe VI of Spain touched down in Beijing this week, the first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years, he did more than exchange pleasantries and attend banquets. His royal visit to China from November 10-13 marks…

Abandonment as Complicity: Italy and Europe Betray the Global Sumud Flotilla and Turn Their Backs on Humanity

Italy has done the unthinkable: turning a naval deployment into an act of political prestidigitation. It sent frigates for the photo op, to display before European public opinion an image of humanitarian commitment, but at the first brush with Israel’s…

Spain will ask the European Union to suspend the association agreement with Israel

As reported by the EFE news agency today, Spain will ask the European Union to ‘immediately’ suspend the association agreement with Israel, an embargo on arms sales by the EU. “It is not denunciations that will stop this inhumane war…

A week before the NATO meeting, Spain reacts to the 5% of armaments

“Committing to the 5% target would not only be absurd, but also counterproductive, because it would take Spain further away from optimal spending and hinder the EU’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the security and defence ecosystem.” About a week before…

The 2nd Mediterranean Forum for Peace and Nonviolence: The power of the human being

Active nonviolence, as a philosophy and practice, seeks to transform conflicts without resorting to violence, promoting dialogue, empathy and mutual understanding. The 2nd Mediterranean Forum for Peace and Nonviolence, to be held in Malaga on 22 and 23 June 2024,…

“Neither Ayuso nor anyone else can decide when or how someone dies. To say so is obscene”.

Interview with Fernando Flores, editor of the report by the Citizens’ Commission for the Truth in Madrid’s Residences. By Gorka Castillo/ctxt Fernando Flores (Valencia, 1968) holds a diploma in Advanced Defense Studies from the Centro Superior de Estudios de la…

Armengol Engonga: “We have high hopes for the possibility of a democratic transition in Equatorial Guinea.

We spoke to Armengol Engonga Ondo, president of the Progressive Party of Equatorial Guinea (PP) since the resignation of its founder, Severo Moto, in 2020. The PP was born in 1983, “the first Equatoguinean party because at that time there…

Balance Migratorio ’23: “2,789 people lost their lives or disappeared forever at Spain’s southern border”.

This is the record number of deaths and disappearances at the southern border since 1988 when the first registers were documented. A total of 58,267 people entered the Spanish state irregularly through its southern border, an increase of 40% compared…

Spain condemned for illegally returning migrant minors

The Administrative Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court has condemned Spain for the return of eight unaccompanied migrant minors in August 2021. This followed the migration crisis in May of the same year, in which approximately 12,000 people, including more…

3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence presented in Malaga, Spain

On October 2nd, International Day of Nonviolence, the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence was presented at the Economic Society of Friends of the Country in the city of Malaga. This event took place hours after the organisation World…

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