Overview
- Spain says it is readying an integrated response plan this week with input from opposition parties, unions, employers and the European Commission as petrol rose about €0.15 and diesel €0.28 per liter in a week.
- Spanish politics sharpened as the PP pushed tax and aid proposals while Podemos filed an expansive “anti‑Trump” bill with energy caps, social supports and NATO exit provisions.
- Peru responded to the Camisea pipeline rupture with remote classes and telework from March 9–14 and confirmed a 120‑soles voucher for formal taxi drivers using GNV through the ATU and FISE.
- Peru’s opposition blocs Fuerza Popular and Avanza País conditioned a confidence vote on reversing in‑person class suspensions and signaled moves to question energy and transport ministers, as a freight strike for March 12 was announced.
- Argentina reported 248 citizens evacuated from the UAE with 168 more slated for repatriation, alongside a nationwide elevation of security posture tied to the widening conflict.