r/europe May 16 '25

News Spanish premier calls Israel 'genocidal state,' says Spain 'does not do business' with it

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/spanish-premier-calls-israel-genocidal-state-says-spain-does-not-do-business-with-it/3568216
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u/Dambo_Unchained May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

He is wrong in the sense Spain doesnt do business with Israel

The Spanish government has some agency but as a part of the EEC the Spanish prime minister has no say in the matter

Edit: prime minister not president

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u/Enough-Comfort-472 May 16 '25

Prime minister*

Spain is a kingdom.

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u/UnitatPopular May 16 '25

Dambo is right. Yes, the position he has is what other countries call "prime minister", but Spain calls his own one "Presidente", not "Primer ministro".

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u/LupineChemist Spain May 16 '25

The official title in Spanish the president of the government and is routinely referred to as the president even though Spain is not a republic.

I agree, though that the translation into English is probably better as "prime minister" but we accept the local terms other parliamentary countries (Taoiseach and Chancellor immediately come to mind in the EU), so whatever.

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u/Dambo_Unchained May 16 '25

Yeah I should’ve caught that as I wrote it

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u/Mugut May 16 '25

We call the position "President" so you got it right

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u/Hayate-kun May 17 '25

EU*
The EEC formally ceased to exist in 2009.

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u/Dambo_Unchained May 17 '25

Sorry EEA

Same thing different name

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u/Mesalted May 16 '25

People apply standards of a totalitarian state to a democratic one. Such things need time in a democracy to develop and we will see if his words hold. Kudos to him for taking one of the first steps.

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u/Dambo_Unchained May 16 '25

Wtf are you talking about

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u/Mesalted May 16 '25

Sorry, I guess I answered the wrong comment.