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The Spanish government wants to turn Indra into a European defence champion Next step: Indra declares it wants to buy a US-owned arms maker based in Spain and accuses the owner (General Dynamics) of ‘destroying’ it ft.com/content/83ac10… via @ft

Iberdrola chairman warns Spain not to repeat Germany's "big mistake" of shutting down its nuclear power plants, saying it would cause electricity prices to surge 25% Financial Times Barney Jopson Laura Pitel ft.com/content/4224da… via @ft

Such fun to be a guest on the Financial Times's brilliant Unhedged podcast with Katie Martin + Robert Armstrong on tour in Madrid I did not expect this question: Can Pedro Sánchez come run the US? My answer ... instagram.com/p/DHatVpGi-Ut/

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni rejects ‘childish’ choice between Trump and Europe The Financial Times gets Italian PM’s first interview with a foreign newspaper on.ft.com/4jbXyTd

Portugal cautious on joining Europe’s defence spending splurge Finance minister tells me Portugal won’t let rising defence spending eat up its budget surplus — or threaten its good image in bond markets, where it’s liked more than France, Italy & Spain ft.com/content/d3ad4d…

EU leaders are facing demands to ensure that small defence businesses benefit from the bloc’s splurge in military spending Piece in the Financial Times’s Europe Express from ⁦Patricia Nilsson⁩ & me on.ft.com/4jet0Ab

Spain welcomes Trump tariff pause as PM heads to Beijing. But it gets a warning from the US that aligning more closely with China “would be cutting your own throat”. ft.com/content/4badcc… via @ft

Trouble in 'paradise': The US base in Spain braced for Trump's Nato cuts My report from the beach town of Rota, where warships dock, Chevrolets cruise and the pizza slices are huge ... ft.com/content/e46c34…

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez says Iberian blackout will not change his renewables bet "We are not going to deviate a single millimetre from the energy road map we have planned" ft.com/content/6b35b5… via @ft

‘Lawfare’ in Spain: the cases against Pedro Sánchez’s family The PM has championed the sanctity of the rule of law. But his words have come back to haunt him as his wife and brother are pursued over corruption allegations. on.ft.com/4jUsmZu

Scoop: Spain probes cyber weaknesses at small power plants after blackout From me ⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/42Te8lq

Spain’s grid operator has accused some large power plants of not doing their job to help regulate the country’s electricity system in the moments before last month’s catastrophic blackout ⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/3FdZ5tz

🕙 Today! 10AM 🇺🇸EST | 4PM 🇪🇸 At Foreign Policy Research Institute. 🌍 Join Juan Luis Manfredi, Eduard Soler Lecha, Michael Walsh, Barney Jopson, Amb. Charles Ray and me virtually for this timely discussion on #Spain #USForeignPolicy #NorthAfrica #TransatlanticRelations #Defence 🔗 fpri.org/event/2025/us-…

Powerful new cannabis outstrips dangers of ‘Woodstock pot’. Boss of EU drugs agency tells me the continent is being flooded with super-strength cannabis that puts users at greater risk of psychosis. ft.com/content/6383c1… via @ft

Spain’s attorney-general is on course to stand trial for allegedly leaking info about the boyfriend of one of PM Pedro Sánchez’s main political rivals after a judge said there was “sufficient evidence” of wrongdoing. on.ft.com/45he3d0

Big British concession: UK to let Spain check passports at Gibraltar airport in deal with EU. In return the Gib-Spain land border stays open and Gibraltar effectively joins EU free travel zone. Story w ⁦David Sheppard⁩ & ⁦Andrew Bounds⁩ on.ft.com/43UYcy7

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez apologises over top aide’s alleged corruption via Financial Times on.ft.com/449YX7X

Spain threatens to derail Nato’s Trump appeasement summit Financial Times w ⁦Henry Foy⁩ on.ft.com/3HKG8iT

Pedro Sánchez torpedoes Nato unity on eve of crucial summit ft.com/content/00f1b7… via @ft

Pedro Sánchez aide held in prison over Spanish kickback allegations. Santos Cerdán is sent into pre-trial detention as he is investigated over allegations of bribery, influence peddling and “membership of a criminal organisation”. on.ft.com/4lvU6nk