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Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that the opposition People's Party (PP) is delaying the ratification process of the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty to be signed with France.

Albares stated that this stance negatively affects approximately 330,000 Spanish citizens living in France and nearly one million people involved in cross-border mobility. He also said it harms relations with France, Spain's largest trading partner and most important export market.

Albares said: "The People's Party is delaying and blocking the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty with France, our neighbor, friend and partner in the European Union. It is doing so to the detriment of the 330,000 Spaniards living in France, nearly one million cross-border workers, and our country's largest trading partner."