Trump threatens to make Spain pay twice as much over low defence spend, ageing Spain loses 1.3 million young people in 40 years and more news on Thursday June 26th.
Trump threatens to make Spain pay twice as much over low defence spend
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to punish Spain on trade over Madrid’s resistance to commit to Nato’s new headline defence spending target of five percent of GDP.
“They want a little bit of a free ride, but they’ll have to pay it back to us on trade, because I’m not going to let that happen. It’s unfair,” Trump told journalists at the end of Nato’s Hague summit.
He then stated that when they negotiate “some trade agreement with Spain,” he will make them “pay double” for their stance on defence spending.
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Ageing Spain loses 1.3 million young people in 40 years
Spain’s ageing population and its plummeting birth rate have led to the number of young people aged 15 to 29 to fall from representing 24.3 percent of the population in 1983 to 15.9 percent in 2023.
Although life expectancy is increasingly higher for older people, young people are also forced to delay their transition to adulthood in the country because they don’t have the money with which to ensure this emancipation.
These are the conclusions of a new study by Spain’s Ministry of Youth and Children, which also point out that 24 percent of young people in the country were born abroad.
Barça to unveil new Camp Nou in August
Barcelona announced on Wednesday their long-awaited return to the new Camp Nou for an August 10th friendly after years of work to expand and modernise the iconic stadium.
This includes the completion of the new third tier, the dual VIP ring, the roof installation, interior spaces and development of the stadium’s surrounding area.
The Catalan giants have not confirmed the initial capacity, but local media reported that the available stands can hold 35,000 fans.
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Spain to try Malaga’s Qatari ex-president for running of club
A Spanish court has sent Qatari royal Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani and three of his sons to trial for alleged offences committed during his management of former La Liga club Malaga, legal sources said on Wednesday.
Ex-club president Al-Thani, a distant relative of Qatar’s ruling family, and his children are accused of misappropriation, unfair administration and imposing abusive agreements, according to a Malaga court document dated Monday.
They theoretically face prison terms if convicted for their running of the current second-division side from Andalusia that ended in relegation and financial implosion.
Al-Thani bought Malaga in 2010 and launched the modest club into a spending spree that acquired stars including Santi Cazorla and former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The success was short-lived. After reaching the Champions League quarter-finals in 2013, Malaga went on to lose their stars and were relegated from La Liga in 2018 and fell to the third tier in 2023.
With additional reporting by The Local Spain’s Editor Alex Dunham.
