Economics
No Plan For Financial Sanctions Against Spain Over Venezuela
- U.S. embassy spokesman in Madrid says no sanctions discussion
- Spanish Foreign Ministry says close ties with U.S. maintained
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The Spanish government said Friday that Washington isn’t mulling any measures against Madrid for its financial and diplomatic ties with Venezuela and a U.S. embassy official said such steps were not currently being considered.
Spain’s Foreign Ministry said it had been in contact with U.S. officials in Washington as well as the U.S. Embassy in Madrid after a Bloomberg News story Thursday that said some officials in the Trump administration are pushing for financial sanctions against Spain.