With recent elections, Spain becomes top EU player

Pedro Sanchez's smile, with which he celebrated his party's victory in Sunday's European elections, has not faded when he took office once more.

“Currently in Elysee, with Emmanuel Macronin, president of the Republic of France, to analyse the results of the European Parliament's elections and exchange ideas for jobs in European institutions and for the EU's strategic agenda from 2019 to 2024,” has posted it on Twitter.

Then came lunch with Macroni and prime ministers of Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal, and then a meeting with Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, reports Periscope from The Guardian.

This is the second election victory in less than a month for the newly-confirmed leader of the largest Social Democrat party in the European Parliament. The Spanish prime minister will now take a seat at the high table of continental politics.

Although it was among the most pro-European countries in the bloc, Spain has been unable to put itself as a key player so far. In the days of Sanchezi's predecessor, Mariano Rajoy, the Iberian country seemed indifferent or distracted.

The “has been spending many years since Spain has played an active role in European affairs,” said Irene Lozano, chief of global Spain, a government unit functional with the design and establishment of the country's image.

But she claims Sanchezi is already making efforts for another role. /Periscope