EU rules out renewables as cause of Iberian blackout
European Commission says each member state must decide on role of nuclear energy
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Illa and Costa reaffirm need to strengthen EU amid global tensions
President of the European Council visits Catalan government headquarters in Barcelona
President defends blackout response: 'We acted with responsibility and rigor'
Salvador Illa warns of system "vulnerabilities" and says there must be "not one step backwards" on renewables
Spanish cabinet approves plan to cut workweek to 37.5 hours
Bill currently lacks necessary support to pass Congress vote
Ex-president Artur Mas to file criminal complaint over Pegasus spying
Former Catalan president was first victim of the spyware in Spain and had phone infected 32 times
Spanish ministers say energy companies 'still unable' to determine cause of blackout
Priority is to investigate reasons behind incident to "prevent it from happening again"
Spain estimates blackout losses at up to €800m
Investigation committee into power outage holds first meeting on Wednesday
Spain launches official probe into blackout as court investigates possible 'cyberterrorism'
PM Sánchez vows incident "must never happen again" as Spain's National Court orders reports from Red Eléctrica and security agencies
Government launches investigation into Red Eléctrica and Endesa post-blackout
Catalan president Salvador Illa believes that executive response was positive and up to the task
Crisis meetings as fallout from power outage continues
Spanish PM thanks citizens for "responsibility and civic spirit"
Spanish government considers 'strange' that 60% of power disappeared and does not rule out 'any possibility'
15GW of energy disappeared in five seconds, 60% of entire grid at the time
Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez "does not rule out any hypothesis" to cause of power outage
Spain recovering electricity in some points of the country, including Catalonia
Israeli arms contracts put strain on Spanish PM's defense plans
Delàs Center reports Spain has awarded 46 military contracts worth €1.04 billion to Israeli arms manufacturers since October 2023
Spain cancels Israeli arms deal in U-turn after coalition tensions
Planned purchase of over 15 million bullets triggered rift between Socialists and Sumar
Spain's defense budget set to reach 2% of GDP, Sánchez announces
Spanish government plans additional investment of €10.5 billion in 2025
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