Bridget Ryder is a news writer for The European Conservative. She holds degrees in Spanish and Catholic Studies.
EU Ag Ministers Tell Commission: Start Addressing European Farmers’ Concerns

EU Ag Ministers Tell Commission: Start Addressing European Farmers’ Concerns

Whether the measures requested by the agriculture ministers will be implemented—or make a difference to farmers—remains to be seen.

February 27, 2024
Spain: Farmers Return to Madrid as Protests Continue

Spain: Farmers Return to Madrid as Protests Continue

Fishermen also joined the protests, which took place at the same time as demonstrations in Brussels.

February 26, 2024
Spain Back Among EU’s Poor Countries

Spain Back Among EU’s Poor Countries

The economic situation and purchasing power of Spaniards has so degenerated in the last five years that the country qualifies for cohesion funds.

February 23, 2024
Spain’s Farmers Bring 500 Tractors, List of Demands to Madrid

Spain’s Farmers Bring 500 Tractors, List of Demands to Madrid

They are tired of government edicts that “do not benefit farmers, consumers, and the environment.”

February 22, 2024
Spanish PM Accused of Hiding Vacation Expenses From Public

Spanish PM Accused of Hiding Vacation Expenses From Public

Sánchez has refused to give an account of the 88 vacation days he has spent in state residences, including in the Canary Islands.

February 20, 2024
Spanish PM Takes a Beating As Socialists Crushed in Galician Elections

Spanish PM Takes a Beating As Socialists Crushed in Galician Elections

Pedro Sánchez’s party finished a dismal third, falling behind Partido Popular and regional Marxist-Leninist separatists.

February 19, 2024
Spanish Public TV To Air Election Result Only if Left Wins

Spanish Public TV To Air Election Result Only if Left Wins

RTVE will switch to a movie on its main channel if the center-right PP is re-elected.

February 16, 2024
New Front in EU Farm Wars: Now Tractors Block Roads Across Spain

New Front in EU Farm Wars: Now Tractors Block Roads Across Spain

Farmers’ leaders say the Socialist government assured them their protests were legitimate but told police “to beat them.”

February 14, 2024
Hamas Command Center Found Under UN Agency’s Gaza Headquarters

Hamas Command Center Found Under UN Agency’s Gaza Headquarters

“There is no doubt that UNRWA staff knew that [Hamas] was digging a massive tunnel beneath them,” says Israeli colonel.

February 12, 2024
Spain: Farmers Face Heavy Fines As Weekend Protest Converges on Socialist Headquarters

Spain: Farmers Face Heavy Fines As Weekend Protest Converges on Socialist Headquarters

“If they don’t punish us for protesting, [they’ll punish us] in a couple of years for driving our diesel tractors … ‘You will have nothing and you will be happy,’ that is what they are looking for,” said one farmer.

February 10, 2024
Spanish Prosecutors Rebel Against Political Interference in Terrorism Cases

Spanish Prosecutors Rebel Against Political Interference in Terrorism Cases

Court rejected controversial report finding no evidence to accuse the Catalan separatist leader MEP Carles Puigdemont

February 7, 2024
Poland: Government Can’t Produce Report It Claims Supports Media Crackdown

Poland: Government Can’t Produce Report It Claims Supports Media Crackdown

Two NGOs can’t get the legal opinions they requested.

February 6, 2024