NATO Summit in Madrid: traffic cuts and latest live news | Sánchez will meet with Joe Biden this afternoon to strengthen the relationship with the United States

• Defense Spain is reinforced in NATO by paying 2,000 million to dominate the air combat on the southern flank

• Traffic cuts The 'black spots' of traffic in Madrid for the NATO Summit: the main roads to avoid

Although it is tomorrow when

this Tuesday there are already some scheduled events and

have begun in the capital.

In large arteries such as the Gran Vía, the Paseo de la Castellana or the A-2, the situation is already "complicated", according to the mayor, José Luis Martínez Almeida.

Among the events planned for today is the meeting between the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, which will take place at the Palacio de la Moncloa this afternoon.

With this meeting, Sánchez seeks to strengthen the relationship with Biden a year after the 30-second meeting.

Biden will arrive in Spain at 3:30 p.m. after participating in the G7 meeting in Germany to attend

which will take place this Wednesday and Thursday.

He will land at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base, where he will be received by King Felipe VI.

The

has mobilized traffic in the capital, especially around Ifema, La Castellana, the Nudo Norte and the entrance through the A-2, which will be the most complicated areas to get around.

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11.58

Spain and New Zealand commit to a "vibrant democracy"

Pedro Sánchez and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, held

in which both leaders officially launched the Global Values ​​Association, which is based on the orientation that both countries share at a global level and on their desire to develop a rules-based international order through more and better cooperation, including multilateral.

Thus, Spain and New Zealand support and celebrate diversity and are determined to advance, in their respective foreign policies, the goals of inclusive and more equal societies, a greener and more sustainable economy, and a vibrant and resilient democracy in which pluralism, and which is reinforced thanks to the technological revolution.

Reports Raúl Piña in EL MUNDO.

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11.52

The Paseo de la Castellana, already closed and with a police presence at all intersections

The Paseo de La Castellana, in the northern part in the area of ​​the Bernabéu and Nuevos Ministerios, is closed in both directions but crossing is allowed.

There is a police presence at all the crossings for the specific cuts that allow the free transit of the guests to the NATO Summit on the Atocha-Ifema axis.

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11.51

Large decrease in traffic around the Royal Palace and Aotcha due to the NATO Summit

The area around the Royal Palace, from Bailén to Príncipe Pío, Puerta de Toledo or Calle Segovia has almost Sunday traffic.

And the police presence is constant, preparing the device for the afternoon, when the cuts arrive for the gala dinner at the Royal Palace.

"The decrease in public is very noticeable," says Miguel Ángel, in front of a pharmacy in Ronda de Segovia.

At the Glorieta de Carlos V, one of the busiest entry points to the city every day, traffic is also very low and the usual traffic jams around Atocha station are hardly noticeable.

Yes, there is a strong police presence throughout the Paseo del Prado.

Jaime Rodríguez and Pablo R. Roces report in EL MUNDO.

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11.46

A waiter from the Plaza Mayor: "With this crush that Madrid is going to be blocked, tourists are not even going to show up"

The Plaza Mayor is quite busy, but the terraces have few customers.

"This is very quiet. With all this crush that Madrid is going to be blocked, tourists are not going to show up. People don't want trouble," says Fermín, waiter at the Torre del Oro. The terraces will be installed until 5:00 p.m. when they will be dismantled due to the dinner at the Royal Palace of the attendees of the NATO Summit.

Ana del Barrio reports in EL MUNDO.

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11.36

Sánchez agrees with the Australian Prime Minister to send a high-level trade delegation to his country this year

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, have agreed that Spain will send a high-level trade delegation to this country throughout this year, while both have reaffirmed their commitment to the rapid conclusion of a comprehensive and ambitious Trade Agreement between Australia and the EU.

Both also call on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine and be held accountable for the invasion.

This is the first bilateral visit to Spain by an Australian Prime Minister to Spain, who was received this morning by the Prime Minister in Moncloa, within the framework of

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11.31

Turkey insists it wants "more than empty words" from Sweden and Finland at NATO Summit in Madrid

Turkish President

warned Tuesday that he expected "results, not empty words" from Finland and Sweden at

.

"We don't want empty words, we want results," the Turkish head of state told the press before flying to Spain for the NATO Summit, where he will meet with the leaders of the Nordic countries.

Erdogan has opposed the accession of both countries since mid-May.

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11.17

Stoltenberg promises Zelensky to strengthen military support for kyiv at the NATO Summit in Madrid

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg promised Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski on Tuesday that the allies will reinforce military support for Kiev during

that starts on Wednesday in Madrid.

In a telephone call the day before the start of the Summit, in which Zelensky will intervene through a conference, Stoltenberg has expressed the support of the allies in the face of the "war of Russian aggression", when four months have passed since the beginning of the

"At the NATO Summit we will increase support for our ally, Ukraine, now and in the long term. The allies are with you," the former Norwegian prime minister said in a message on social networks.

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11.13

Erdogan announces a possible meeting with Biden "this afternoon or tomorrow"

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced this Tuesday a possible meeting with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, on the occasion of

.

This meeting could take place "this afternoon or tomorrow."

For its part, the White House has confirmed the meeting.

"I have spoken this morning with President Biden, he has expressed his desire to meet us this afternoon or tomorrow. It is something possible," Erdogan announced to the press before traveling to Spain.

In addition, he has clarified that today he is going to meet with the Prime Minister of Sweden, the President of Finland and the Secretary General of NATO.

"We will see what his position is," he asserted.

These meetings come after Erdogan has opposed Sweden and Finland joining NATO.

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10.54

Albares advances that Sánchez will speak with Biden about the protection of the southern flank

The Minister of

assured this Tuesday that "the importance of the Sahel and the fight against international terrorism", in addition to "how we can face this challenge on the eastern flank, and how we can improve our security on the southern flank", will be some of the issues that the US president, Joe Biden, and the leader of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sánchez, will address in their first meeting, which will take place this afternoon.

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10.53

Margarita Robles: "You have to be forceful in immigration, behind there are mafias"

The Defense Minister considers that in addition to the 'strategic document' of the Atlantic Alliance for the next 10 years, NATO must focus on the threats to the southern flank.

Read the complete interview with Fernando Lázaro in EL MUNDO.

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10.50

Albares assures that at the NATO Summit they will make it clear that they protect "every centimeter" of Spanish territory, including Ceuta and Melilla

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has acknowledged that he does not understand the current debate about whether Ceuta and Melilla have

protection , but he assures that at the

he will make it clear that the Alliance protects "every centimeter" of allied territory, including the two autonomous cities.

"I am surprised by this debate on Ceuta and Melilla", he stated in an interview on Antena 3 in which he stressed that Spain has been a member of the Alliance for 40 years and "never, neither at the time of accession" nor later with governments of different sign had arisen this debate like now.

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10.36

The Government Delegate assures that the Police have controlled possible anti-system movements and cyber attacks during the NATO Summit in Madrid

The Government delegate in Madrid, Mercedes González, assured this morning that the National Police, with the collaboration of the Civil Guard and the Municipal Police, which has "all controlled steps" of possible demonstrations or movements of anti-system people and cyberattacks against the

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10.32

Traffic on the M30 is reduced by 10% in the early hours of the morning due to the NATO Summit

According to data from the Madrid City Council, traffic on the M30 has been reduced by 10% in the early hours of the morning after requests that citizens avoid the use of private vehicles.

"The people of Madrid are showing that they are committed to this summit," said the mayor, José Luis Martínez Almeida.

in EL MUNDO

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10.26

The situation in Madrid is already "complicated": the Gran Vía and the Paseo de la Castellana are closed and withholdings on the A-2

The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, confirmed this Tuesday that the situation in the capital is already "complicated" due to the NATO Summit due to the fact that the entire north-south axis, which is the Paseo de la Castellana;

the Gran Vía, for the transfer of the delegations to the hotels, and there are retentions in the A-2.

"We are appealing to the patience and generosity of the people of Madrid and we apologize again. But it is an unbeatable opportunity for the city to be able to hold this summit. Citizens are showing that they are committed to this celebration since yesterday," he assured on TVE .

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10.22

Enaire restricts the flight of drones for the NATO Summit

The national air navigation manager Enaire has established a special device for airspace management measures on the occasion of

.

With this device they have restricted the flight of drones.

These devices will not be able to fly over areas in the vicinity of the spaces where meetings or activities of the NATO Summit are held.

The objective of the device is to guarantee the efficiency and safety of the flights of the participating States, of emergencies or contingencies in coordination with all the nominal air traffic of those days managed by Enaire.

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10.14

There will be "specific" traffic cuts due to the NATO Summit in Madrid

The

has insisted that, during the transfer of the different delegations, the Civil Guard will have to make "specific" traffic cuts.

The most affected areas will be, as had already been advanced, Ifema and the Henares corridor.

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10.09

The Civil Guard deploys more than 370 vehicles for the traffic device for the NATO Summit and warns that today "will be critical"

The Civil Guard has arranged more than 370 vehicles for the

device on the occasion of

and warns that the most critical day for circulation will be this Tuesday, when there will be the largest number of arrivals of official delegations .

This has been detailed by Commander Jaime Gómez, who has assured that the device he will coordinate consists of regulating and ordering traffic, in addition to transferring the different official delegations with pilot vehicles to the place where the NATO Summit is being held in Ifema or to its accommodations.

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09.57

The 'black spots' of traffic in Madrid for the NATO Summit: the main routes to avoid

Traffic cuts without prior notice and punctual

.

For security reasons, this is practically the only key to the mobility device in Madrid for the NATO Summit given by the authorities in charge of its design, who continue to recommend that teleworking be chosen as far as possible.

Read the complete information from Marta Belver in EL MUNDO.

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09.56

Sánchez will meet with Biden this afternoon in the framework of the NATO Summit

Tomorrow

begins in Madrid but this Tuesday there are already some planned events and

have begun in Madrid.

Among the events planned for today is the meeting between the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, which will take place at the Palacio de la Moncloa at 4:00 p.m.

Biden will arrive in Spain at 3:30 p.m. after participating in the G7 meeting in Germany to attend the NATO Summit, which will take place this Wednesday and Thursday.

He will land at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base, where he will be received by King Felipe VI.

With this meeting, Sánchez seeks to strengthen the relationship with Biden a year after the 30-second meeting.

The NATO Summit has mobilized traffic in the capital, especially around Ifema, La Castellana, the Nudo Norte and the entrance through the A-2, which will be the most complicated areas to get around.

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