Von der Leyen prevented calling Sánchez to provide him her help in opposition to Trump and publicly omitted the change of messages: "There was no telephone conversation" | EUROtoday

The president of the Commission tried to make sure that the contact between the 2 went unnoticed, and it was solely recognized when the chief of the Spanish Executive printed it. Furthermore, the European Parliament has refused to debate the threats from the United States to Spain. Read
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