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Spain’s top court opens ‘terrorism probe’ into exiled Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has started a terrorism investigation into former Catalunya President Carles Puigdemont over protests linked to the region’s failed and illegally-organised 2017 independence

1 Mar, 2024 @ 10:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

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Opposition leader accuses Spain’s prime minister of covering up alleged Covid mask corruption scandal, as former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos refuses to stand down

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, used his platform in Congress on Wednesday to accuse Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime

28 Feb, 2024 @ 14:11

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Spain’s opposition Partido Popular in chaos after leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo makes ‘off the record’ U-turn on Catalan amnesty

AHEAD of this weekend’s regional elections in Galicia, Spain’s conservative Partido Popular (PP) has been plunged into chaos after off-the-record comments reportedly made by its

13 Feb, 2024 @ 13:15

Galicia·Lead·Politics

Woman with Down syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election win

Woman with Down’s syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election win

SPAIN’S first elected parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome has said that ‘society can now see that people with Down’s have a lot to contribute’. 46-year-old Mar

16 Jan, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dates revealed for parliamentary votes to make Partido Popular's Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Spain's new prime minister

‘An all-out political, social and judicial offensive’: Leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular calls for fresh protests against government

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular has made a call for an ‘all-out political, social and judicial offensive’ against the Socialist-led government, in

11 Jan, 2024 @ 14:50

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Corrupt former mayor gets convicted and jailed for taking public cash on Spain's Costa Blanca

Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an

9 Jan, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics·Valencian Community

Spain’s Socialist Party files lawsuit after far-right protestors hanged and beat effigy of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on New Year’s Eve

SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has filed a lawsuit with the public prosecutor after a group of far-right protesters hanged and beat with sticks an

5 Jan, 2024 @ 12:58

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Spain’s prime minister as a piñata: Who was behind the New Year’s Eve protest in Madrid that saw an effigy of Pedro Sanchez strung up and beaten?

IN MADRID it is a New Year’s Eve tradition to flock to central Sol square, where crowds of revellers welcome in the new year at

4 Jan, 2024 @ 12:56

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain's new economy minister announced and is instantly sworn in by King Felipe

Spain’s new economy minister is named by Pedro Sanchez and gets sworn in by King Felipe

ECONOMIST and civil servant Carlos Cuerpo has been sworn in as Spain’s new economy and trade minister by King Felipe at a ceremony on Friday.

29 Dec, 2023 @ 16:52

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces VAT hike on electricity bills: Tax will rise to 10% and could more than double next year

VAT rates on domestic electricity bills in Spain will double in the New Year from 5% to 10%. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the move

27 Dec, 2023 @ 13:50

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King Felipe VI delivers his 2023 Christmas Eve address

The king’s speech: Spain’s Felipe VI focuses Christmas address on the Constitution after year of high political tensions

IN A break from tradition, Spain’s King Felipe VI used his televised Christmas Eve address to focus on just one issue: the Spanish Constitution and

25 Dec, 2023 @ 12:10

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Spain’s main opposition leader snubs invite to meet from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has snubbed an invite for a meeting extended by the prime minister, Pedro

18 Dec, 2023 @ 16:05

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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts far-right parties during speech at European Parliament as he accuses Vox of stirring up Francoism

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez launched a blistering attack on Europe’s far-right parties on Wednesday. Sanchez spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in what

13 Dec, 2023 @ 16:53

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Smoking ban plans for bar and restaurant terraces are ‘crazy’ says top politician in Spain

MADRID’S mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, has branded proposals to ban smoking on bar and restaurant terraces as ‘crazy’. His comments came on Tuesday- a day

12 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Man is fined €100 for shouting ‘viva España’ and ‘Sanchez is a traitor’ during anti-government protest in Spain’s Mallorca

A MALLORCA protestor who shouted slogans against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been fined €100 for his outburst. Jesus Revuelta believes the penalty is a

12 Dec, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Why December 6 Is A Very Important Holiday In Spain

EXPLAINER: Why December 6 is a very important holiday for Spain

CONSTITUTION Day is a bank holiday across Spain every December 6 and marks the anniversary of the referendum which approved a new constitution for the

6 Dec, 2023 @ 08:00

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Spain’s new government at risk, as five Podemos deputies break away from coalition partner Sumar

THE FIVE deputies in Spain’s Congress who belong to the Podemos party have decided to break away from the leftist alliance Sumar, which is the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:50

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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez has ‘frank doubts’ that Israel’s actions in Gaza are in line with international humanitarian laws

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has said that he doubted whether Israel’s actions in Gaza respected international laws and he called for the establishment of

1 Dec, 2023 @ 16:30

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King Felipe of Spain defends his country’s constitution as he opens Congress after months of political deadlock

THREE of Spain’s regional parties boycotted Wednesday’s opening of a new Congress session by King Felipe- nearly two weeks after Pedro Sanchez won the prime

29 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Conservative leader Alberto Feijoo calls for English to be prioritised in schools across Spain

Partido Popular leader Alberto Feijoo calls for fresh protests against Spain’s new government – after failing to secure his own majority at the general election

THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, is not letting up with his strategy of putting public pressure on the new government

21 Nov, 2023 @ 14:30

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Bullfighting sadistic and despicable, says Spain’s new culture minister but can animal activists get their hopes up

Bullfighting ‘is sadistic and despicable’, says Spain’s new culture minister – but can animal activists get their hopes up?

A POLITICIAN who is an avowed anti-bullfighter has become Spain’s Minister of Culture in Pedro Sanchez’s new cabinet announced on Monday. Ernest Urtasan, 41, is

21 Nov, 2023 @ 13:45

Animals·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Irene Montero Presenta Un Proyecto Pa La Igualdad Efectiva Entre Hombres Y Mujeres En El Trabajo

Former Equality Minister Irene Montero launches scathing attack on Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as new Cabinet sworn in

THE OUTGOING equality minister, Irene Montero, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday, the day that the new Spanish Cabinet was

21 Nov, 2023 @ 13:33

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Pedro Sanchez’s new cabinet: Who’s in and who’s out as Spain’s newly-elected PM opts for majority female Government

AFTER LAST WEEK’S investiture, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced his cabinet(Council of Ministers) on Monday lunchtime with few surprises in the major portfolios. The majority

20 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

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