By Euronews in Spanish with EFE
The Spanish president meets this Monday face to face with the president of the Euroea Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Meeting between the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchezand the President of the Council of the European Union, Charles-Michel.
Both leaders met in Madrid, where the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Spain thus sets in motion a rotating presidency of the bloc that Sánchez decided to start with a trip to Ukraine.
“The European Union will spare no effort to continue supporting Ukraine”, said Sánchez during the joint appearance, “and that was the reason why I traveled to Kiev yesterday on the first day of the Spanish presidency, to show our symbolic support but also concrete measures to support the Ukrainian people“.
“Ukraine is the front line in the battle for our European principles and values,” said Charles Michel, “and our duty is to support the people of Ukraine as much as we can and for as long as it takes.
Many open fronts
In addition to the Ukraine issue, during its presidency Spain is facing other important issues within the Union, such as the always controversial pact on Migration and Asylumof which there are still important differences between the different member states.
Other issues on which it is expected that progress can be made over the next six months are the modification of the fiscal rules, the reform of the electricity market (of which Spain has been a firm defender at all times) or the revision of the community budget to allocate more aid to Ukraine.
all of it just three weeks before a general election in the country that, Sánchez promises, will not alter the presidential turn.
