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Spanish Ministry of Economy: Spain’s trade deficit from January to February this year was 7.31 billion euros.

Spanish Ministry of Economy: Spain’s trade deficit in February was 3.3 billion euros.

According to Iranian state media, no Iranian delegation has yet departed for Pakistan to participate in peace talks with the United States.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: Ukraine really needs this loan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: The actions and contradictory positions of the United States are inconsistent with its diplomatic propositions. Iran will take appropriate decisions to safeguard its national interests and security.

CEO of French utility company Engie: He once had dinner with the French far-right National Rally party to discuss energy policy.

Spanish Foreign Minister: Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland have asked the EU to discuss suspending the treaty with Israel.

The German DAX30 index opened up 71.67 points, or 0.29%, at 24516.00 points on April 21 (Tuesday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 14 points on April 21 (Tuesday) .09 points, an increase of 0.13%, to 10623.17 points;The FCHI index opened on April 21 (Tuesday), down 7.02 points, or 0.08%, to 8324.03 points;Europe The Stoxx 50 Index opened up 16.03 points, or 0.27%, at 5998.66 points on April 21 (Tuesday);The Spanish IBEX 35 Index opened up 44.0 points on April 21 (Tuesday). 27 points, an increase of 0.24%, to 18305.17 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB Index opened on April 21 (Tuesday), an increase of 181.48 points, or 0.38%, to 48388.50 points.

European stocks opened generally lower, with Germany's DAX index falling by 1.15%, Britain's FTSE 100 index falling by 0.55%, FCHI index falling by 1.12%, Europe's Stoxx 50 index falling by 1.24%, and Italy's FTSE MIB index falling by 1.36%.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: We want to join the EU. I believe that if some EU representatives do not make mistakes, we can achieve this goal.

Market news: India’s bond clearing agency, Clearing Corporation of India, is preparing to apply for recognition from European regulators.

ECB Governing Council Member Nagel: We must prevent the abuse of Anthropic’s Mythos model.

Ejei, the head of Iran’s judicial department: The possibility of the United States resuming attacks cannot be ignored and we must be fully prepared.

Abdullahi, the head of the Unified Command of the Iranian Armed Forces: is ready to "respond decisively" to any US violation of the terms of the ceasefire.

[Japanese and Korean stock markets close high, KOSPI index hits new high] South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 169.38 points, or 2.72%, on April 21 (Tuesday), at 6388.47 points, a record high. NI225 closed up 524.28 points, or 0.89%, on April 21 (Tuesday), at 59349.17 points.

UK Government: The measures announced today will further reduce the share of the electricity market exposed to gas price fluctuations and provide financial incentives for generators to move to fixed contracts that are not linked to volatile gas.

UK Government: Take immediate action to tax excess profits by increasing the electricity producer tax rate from 45% to 55%.

UK Government: New energy plan includes long-term fixed-price contracts for renewable energy to protect households if gas prices soar.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 5.80 points, or 0.06%, on Tuesday, April 21, at 8947.50 points.

Bank of Japan Financial System Report: Enterprises’ commodity procurement costs may rise, and the impact on the supply chain may be apparent.