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European governments send their condolences for the train accident in Spain: “Europe stands with the Spanish people”

by AI | 19.Jan 2026 | Europe in brief AI

BRUSSELS, 19 (EUROPA PRESS) The train accident that occurred this Sunday in Adamuz (Córdoba), in which at least 39 people have died and another 152 have been injured, has generated […]

Image of the area of the railway accident with the wrecked train convoys. As of January 19, 2026, in Adamuz, Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). The number of deaths has risen to 39, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, after the derailment recorded at around 7:45 p.m. this Sunday, January 18, of an Iryo 6189 train on which about 300 people were traveling and which was covering the Málaga–Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred on the approach switches to track 1 of Adamuz station (Córdoba), causing the vehicle to invade the adjacent track. Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press 1/19/2026

BRUSSELS, 19 (EUROPA PRESS)

The train accident that occurred this Sunday in Adamuz (Córdoba), in which at least 39 people have died and another 152 have been injured, has generated reactions from a large part of the European countries and from the leaders of the European Union, who have expressed their dismay and sent their condolences to the relatives of the victims.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has been one of the first leaders to react to the incident, regretting in a message on social media the “terrible news” about Adamuz and conveying her condolences to the loved ones of the victims and “to the Spanish people.”

The president of the European Council, António Costa, has also expressed that he is “dismayed by the terrible accident” that occurred in the town in Córdoba, in another message shared on social media in which he expressed his “deepest solidarity with the victims, their loved ones and with the Spanish people.”

"My most sincere condolences to the bereaved families and all my support to the injured, as well as to the emergency teams that have been mobilized," said the president of the European Council.

He was followed by the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, who wished the families and loved ones of the victims to find “strength and comfort in these very difficult times.” “Europe stands with the Spanish people in these very difficult times,” she added.

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, has also dedicated a message to the victims of the accident, lamenting that the news coming from the collision of the two trains is “devastating” and that her thoughts are “with the families and loved ones of the victims.”

MACRON, MELONI, MERZ AND TUSK SEND CONDOLENCES

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has also reacted to the rail accident recorded in the province of Córdoba, lamenting on social media the “rail tragedy (that) shakes Andalusia.” “Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all the Spanish people. France stands with you,” he declared.

The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, received the news “with great sadness” and stated that “Italy shares Spain’s grief over this tragedy.” “Our thoughts are with the victims, the injured and their families,” she added.

In the same vein, the chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has expressed his “deep shock” at the “tragic rail accident in Adamuz.” “My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims,” he said.

“I offer you my sincere condolences,” he said, while wishing “a speedy recovery to the injured.” “Germany stands with Spain at this time,” he added.

For his part, the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has sent “(his) most sincere condolences to the families affected” by the disaster, in a brief message in which he stated that his country “stands with the Spanish people in these very difficult times.”

“COURAGE, DEAR SPANISH FRIENDS”

The government of Portugal has also been one of the European executives that has lamented the “serious accident that occurred in Córdoba,” expressing its “deepest condolences” to the affected families and its “full solidarity with Spain and the Spanish people.”

The prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has joined in, stating that his country “stands in solidarity with the Spanish people in these difficult times,” and that his thoughts and prayers “are with the victims and their families after the tragic accident.”

The prime minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof, has reacted in a message in Spanish, lamenting the “terrible news from Spain” and explaining that he has contacted the president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, to express his support and condolences.

Another of the countries that has remembered Spain has been Ukraine, whose foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, has shared his “sorrow” with “the kind Spanish people” over the “fatal rail accident” in Adamuz.

"We extend our deepest condolences to the relatives of the victims. We wish a speedy recovery to the injured. Courage, dear Spanish friends," said the Ukrainian minister.

The United Kingdom, for its part, has expressed its sadness at the devastating scenes of the accident. “We are thinking of all those affected by this terrible accident and of the Spanish people at this very distressing time,” said the British foreign minister, Yvette Cooper.

Joining this multitude of European governments are others such as Serbia, Estonia, Croatia, Malta, Ireland, among others, which have shared their “deep sadness” at the news reaching them from Spain after the rail accident that occurred in Córdoba.