"Spain Assumes EU Council Presidency, Discusses Plans with EU Commissioners and Addresses Russian Attacks in Ukraine"

Spain has assumed the presidency of the EU Council, with a focus on the green transition and social justice. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with European Council President Charles Michel to discuss the presidency's priorities, including reindustrialization, strategic autonomy, ecological transition, social and economic justice, and strengthening European unity. Spain also aims to make progress on legislative files such as electricity market overhaul, AI regulation, Russian asset confiscation, and EU fiscal rules review. Migration will be another key issue, with a recent preliminary deal on asylum seeker management facing resistance from Poland and Hungary. Despite an upcoming snap general election, Spanish officials assure that the presidency will proceed as planned.