Spain’s parliament formally approves Israel arms embargo
The vote, which passes 178 votes to 169, enshrines into law an embargo that has been in effect since the war began.
Friedrich Merz’s conservatives had pledged to rescind legislation, which allowed citizenship in three years instead of five
Germany’s parliament has rescinded a fast-track citizenship programme, reflecting the rapidly shifting mood on migration in Europe’s labour-hungry economic powerhouse.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives pledged in this year’s election campaign to rescind the legislation, which let people deemed “exceptionally well integrated” gain citizenship in three years instead of five.
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