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During his visit to Istanbul, we met with Mr. Javier Hergueta, the ambassador of Spain to Ankara. We discussed Turkey- EU relations. We also talked about the Covid and vaccination situation in Spain, the second generation vaccine that they are developing, and the law that grants Spanish nationality to Sephardic people Spain has always been one of the supporters of Turkey’s accession to the EU. In January, at the opening of the Ambassadors Conference in Madrid, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that Turkey is a strategic partner of growing importance. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that Ankara appreciates Madrid’s constructive stance toward the Eastern Mediterranean conflict. He also wrote an article in the Spanish daily La Razon titled “Spain and Turkey: Mediterranean allies and partners.” Can Spain facilitate a constructive dialogue between Turkey and the EU on the East Mediterranean? Obviously, Spain and Greece are members of the EU. We maintain a const...

We are witnessing the rebirth of nationalism. This may be caused by the global economic crisis, wars, refugees, unemployment, fear for the future, dissatisfaction, poverty, intolerance… Whatever the reason is, the consequences are similar; political parties with populist and nationalist agendas are rising, xenophobia is more apparent. Countries in the European Union are no exception. With the global economic crisis of 2008, which erupted shortly after the acceptance of the Treaty of Lisbon, many countries entered a period of recession. This was a consequence of the globalization that interconnected the world markets. At the same time, this crisis disrupted the integration process in the EU. As the unemployment figures rose, the dissatisfaction of the masses increased. The economic and monetary union made it impossible for countries to adjust their individual nationalist policies. This led to an opportunity for Euroskeptic leaders with anti-immigration, anti-refugee, anti-Euro, anti-...

The Spanish government, belatedly coming to grips with the historic mistake of forcing the Jews out of the country, is now trying to apologize through granting them citizenship The Spanish government adopted a long-anticipated bill to grant citizenship to Sephardic Jews, but applicants face serious challenges For quite some time, people had been talking about the Spanish government's plans to grant citizenship to Sephardic Jews, a religious minority forced out of the Iberian Peninsula several centuries ago. Considering that the Jewish community faced persecution for refusing to become Christians, it would be more accurate to use the term "readmission."