Overview

• At the Palacio de Vistalegre, Vox opened its Europa Viva 25 finale with a tribute video and ovation for Charlie Kirk, with organizers citing about 8,500 attendees.
• Santiago Abascal framed the Utah shooting as evidence that the left “uses violence,” urged a “reconquest” of institutions, and demanded seizing and sinking the Open Arms rescue ship while calling for mass expulsions.
• Argentine president Javier Milei canceled his trip after an electoral setback and domestic corruption scrutiny, delivered a brief recorded speech, called Kirk a “mártir de la libertad,” and said he stayed to defend his government.
• International figures weighed in remotely or on stage, with messages from Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán and appearances including André Ventura, as speakers attacked Spain’s governing parties and immigration policies.
• EL PAÍS noted reporting that the Utah killing appears to be an individual act, even as summit speakers used it to advance a broader narrative of left‑wing violence and to rally a stricter policy agenda.