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Jordi Pujol Attends Funeral of Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol (l), accompanied by his son Oriol Pujol (r) during the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubí, in the parish Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubí, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jordi Pujol Attends Funeral of Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol (c), during the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubí, in the parish Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubí, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jordi Pujol Attends Funeral of Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of the Generalitat Jordi Pujol on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubí, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubí, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jordi Pujol Attends Funeral of Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of the Generalitat Jordi Pujol on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubí, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubí, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jordi Pujol Attends Funeral of Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of the Generalitat Jordi Pujol on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubí, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubí, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former president of FC Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former FC Barcelona executive, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The Minister of Agriculture of the Generalitat, Òscar Ordeig, on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

Funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

Funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

Puig CEO Marc Puig arriving at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, at the Sant Gervasi parish, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

Journalist Jordi Basté on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, at the Sant Gervasi parish, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The former mayor of Barcelona Xavier Trias on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

Chef Joan Roca on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The president of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and wife of Carles Vilarrubi, Sol Daurella (l), and her daughter (r) on her arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the Sant Gervasi parish, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

Journalist Antoni Bassas on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, at the Sant Gervasi parish, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The president of Grupo Planeta, José Creuheras, on his arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral of Businessman Carles Vilarrubi - Barcelona

The president of the Board of Directors of Grupo Financiero Santander, Ana Botin, on her arrival at the funeral of businessman Carles Vilarrubi, in the parish of Sant Gervasi, on December 30, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The businessman, executive, president of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition, and former executive of FC Barcelona, Carles Vilarrubi, died Sunday at the age of 71. Photo by Alberto Paredes/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Ex-Premier Pujol On Trial For Illicit Enrichment - Madrid

Screen shot of the Press Room of the National Court, in which the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, is connected by videoconference, on November 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The National Court (AN) sits in the dock from today the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Jordi Pujol, along with his seven children and more than 15 alleged collaborators, for having formed an alleged criminal organization that would have been enriched for decades with corrupt activities using his political position. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Ex-Premier Pujol On Trial For Illicit Enrichment - Madrid

Screen shot of the Press Room of the National Court, in which the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, is connected by videoconference, on November 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The National Court (AN) sits in the dock from today the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Jordi Pujol, along with his seven children and more than 15 alleged collaborators, for having formed an alleged criminal organization that would have been enriched for decades with corrupt activities using his political position. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Ex-Premier Pujol On Trial For Illicit Enrichment - Madrid

Screen shot of the Press Room of the National Court, in which the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, is connected by videoconference, on November 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The National Court (AN) sits in the dock from today the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Jordi Pujol, along with his seven children and more than 15 alleged collaborators, for having formed an alleged criminal organization that would have been enriched for decades with corrupt activities using his political position. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Ex-Premier Pujol On Trial For Illicit Enrichment - Madrid

Screen shot of the Press Room of the National Court, in which the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, is connected by videoconference, on November 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The National Court (AN) sits in the dock from today the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Jordi Pujol, along with his seven children and more than 15 alleged collaborators, for having formed an alleged criminal organization that would have been enriched for decades with corrupt activities using his political position. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Ex-Premier Pujol On Trial For Illicit Enrichment - Madrid

Screen shot of the Press Room of the National Court, in which the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, is connected by videoconference, on November 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The National Court (AN) sits in the dock from today the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Jordi Pujol, along with his seven children and more than 15 alleged collaborators, for having formed an alleged criminal organization that would have been enriched for decades with corrupt activities using his political position. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catalan Ex-Premier Pujol On Trial For Illicit Enrichment - Madrid

Screen shot of the Press Room of the National Court, in which the former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, is connected by videoconference, on November 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The National Court (AN) sits in the dock from today the former president of the Catalan Generalitat Jordi Pujol, along with his seven children and more than 15 alleged collaborators, for having formed an alleged criminal organization that would have been enriched for decades with corrupt activities using his political position. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, appears before the media after his meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, appears before the media after his meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, appears before the media after his meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, appears before the media after his meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears before the media after his meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r), receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r) and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), appear before the media after their meeting at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, during his meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sánchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r), receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r), receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, at the Moncloa Palace, September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r), receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r), receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Receives Friedrich Merz - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (r), receives the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz (l), at the Moncloa Palace, on September 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting is marked by the current escalation of diplomatic tension between Spain and Israel, motivated by the Spanish government's harsh criticism of the bombings in Gaza and Sanchez's call to exclude Israel from international competitions as long as the offensive in the Strip continues. The meeting also addressed the war in Ukraine, NATO coordination in the face of security incidents in Eastern Europe and the Spanish request to Germany to improve its support for the official status of the Catalan language in the EU. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM