The Latest Breaking News from Pedro Sanchez

Holidaymakers heading to Spain are being urged to prepare for intense heat as a number of weather warnings have been issued to several regions of the country with temperatures rising to 42C.

Sunny Spain's new air conditioning rules have been passed despite the country potentially sizzling with 42C heat - with orange weather alerts issued in nine areas.

Many of Spain's provinces will see a hectic mix of extreme heat, heavy rain and thunderstorms this week

Spain's new air conditioning rules have been passed despite the country expecting more sizzling heat with an orange weather alert raised in nine areas with highs of 42C

Intense heat alert in nine of country's provinces as new laws forbid cooling systems below 27C in summer

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said the Western Balkans are an integral part of the European Union, repeating his country's full support of the region's integration into the 27-member bloc

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has offered North Macedonia his country’s full support for its integration into the European Union

Spain’s prime minister has expressed support for Bosnia to become a candidate country for European Union membership amid fears that uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine could fuel instability in the ethnically torn Balkan nation that went through a devastating conflict in the 1990s’

Pedro Sanchez’s announcement comes as European countries strive to become less dependent on Russian gas

Spain’s prime minister has kicked off his tour of the Western Balkans with a visit to Serbia

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked his ministers, public officials and private sector employees on Friday to stop wearing ties and stay cool as heatwaves sweep parts of Europe, stoking demand for energy-guzzling air-conditioning.