Spain

Turkey has received its second A400M tactical transport aircraft from the Airbus consortium, the country's top defense industry procurement body has announced.

The regional Basque government on Dec. 21 unveiled a plan to facilitate ETA's disarmament process, amid frustration over a lack of response from the Spanish government three years after the separatist group ended its campaign of violence.

BELGRADE - Red Star Belgrade beat Spain's Laboral Kutxa Vitoria 90-82 (18-18, 28-27, 24-18, 20-19) at home late Friday to reach the Top 16 stage of the basketball Euroleague as the second-placed team in Group D.

Head coach Dejan Radonjic's team will play in Group E of the Top 16 stage, with third-placed Laboral Kutxa going to Group F.

Three days after his visit to Athens was completed, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici stated in Washington that the monitoring of Greece’s economy by its international creditors should become «lighter» and less «interventionist,» with inspectors visiting only twice a year.

The European Parliament overwhelmingly backed the recognition of a Palestinian state "in principle" on Dec. 17, following a series of votes on the issue in EU nations that have enraged Israel.
     

Bulgaria's National Security Agency (DANS) apprehended three foreign citizens, wanted in Spain for terrorist activities, reports the BNT public channel.

The two Moroccans and a Brazilian were arrested at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing with Turkey as they were trying to cross into Turkey en route to Syria.

Greece’s future in the eurozone may hang in the balance once more, but investors believe the market fallout from any current political turbulence can be insulated, unlike during the region’s sovereign debt crisis of 2012.

The European Court of Auditors concluded on Tuesday that millions of euros in European funding has been wasted on 20 regional airports in the bloc, three of which are located in Greece.

Hydrocarbon drilling at Bulgaria's Khan Asparuh  Black Sea block will be delayed by up to a year due to the slump in global oil prices, the international consortium holding the exploration licence has decided.

BELGRADE - ‘No One's Child' (Nicije dete), a debut film by Serbian screenwriter and director Vuk Rsumovic, has won an Audience Award at the REC Tarragona International Film Festival in Spain.