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Mercadona supermarket owner Juan Roig donates €1.5million to repair flood-damaged parks and squares in Valencia

Leading supermarket boss warns about division between Spaniards as Pedro Sanchez wins investiture vote

MERCADONA supermarket chain president, Juan Roig, issued a stark warning on Thursday about Spain’s political situation as Pedro Sanchez secured a second term as prime

16 Nov, 2023 @ 18:45

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Pedro Sanchez voted back in as Spain’s prime minister after securing controversial support of Catalan separatists

PEDRO SANCHEZ was voted back in as prime minister by lawmakers in the Spanish parliament on Thursday, bringing to an end nearly four months of

16 Nov, 2023 @ 13:15

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Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

When will Pedro Sanchez become prime minister of Spain? The latest as the investiture debate begins TODAY

IT HAS been nearly four months since Spaniards went to the polls to vote in a snap general election called by Socialist Party leader and

15 Nov, 2023 @ 13:24

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Sex dolls as a form of protest: Demonstrations in Madrid against Catalan amnesty take a surreal turn

THE ONGOING nightly protests outside the Madrid headquarters of the Socialist Party (PSOE) took a somewhat surreal turn on Tuesday night, as demonstrators brandished around

15 Nov, 2023 @ 11:56

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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson joins far-right Vox leader at anti-Catalan amnesty protests in Madrid

FORMER Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson was present in Madrid on Monday at the 11th night in a row of protests called in opposition to

14 Nov, 2023 @ 10:24

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BREAKING: British woman is arrested in connection with the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

Terrorism probe is launched into failed assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

THE NATIONAL COURT in Madrid has taken over the investigation of the assassination attempt on the co-founder of the far right Vox party, Alejo Vidal-Quadras.

13 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

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Protests in Madrid on Sunday November 12

Explainer: Why are people across Spain protesting against Pedro Sanchez’s Catalan amnesty deal?

MASS demonstrations were held across Spain on Sunday in rejection of deals struck by the caretaker prime minister, Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez, and Catalan

13 Nov, 2023 @ 15:42

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David Cameron is back in government: Man behind Brexit becomes Foreign Secretary and vows to ‘strengthen the UK’s partnerships’ and tackle ‘daunting international challenges’

FORMER Prime Minister and Brexit mastermind David Cameron will return to the UK Government as Foreign Secretary. Rishi Sunak has undertaken a radical government reshuffle

13 Nov, 2023 @ 12:52

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Protests in Madrid against the Catalan amnesty deal

Thousands take to streets of Spain to protest against Socialist Party’s Catalan amnesty deal

Protestors took to the streets of Spain on Sunday to voice their rejection of an amnesty deal between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Catalan separatist

12 Nov, 2023 @ 16:15

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ISpain's PM Pedro Sanchez gets rebuffed by Catalan separatist party over support for new budget

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears to have secured another term in office on Friday after getting the support of two more regional parties.

10 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

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

An ‘unprecedented attack on Spanish democracy’: Leader of Spain’s conservative Popular Party slams Pedro Sanchez’s Catalan amnesty deal

THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, made a statement on Thursday in which he slammed the deal reached between the

9 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

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Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain's Congress

Spain’s caretaker prime minister does amnesty deal with Catalan nationalists, paving the way for another term in office

SPAIN’S Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally sealed a deal with the Together for Catalunya group that will pave the way for caretaker prime minister Pedro

9 Nov, 2023 @ 10:22

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Spain takes step closer to ending political stalemate, as caretaker prime minister and Catalan nationalists agree amnesty deal

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has gripped Spain since the inconclusive general election held on July 23 took a stop closer to ending on Tuesday, as

1 Nov, 2023 @ 11:40

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Brits who have lived in Spain for over 15 years will likely be able to vote in the next UK election

BRITISH citizens living overseas in countries like Spain for more than 15 years are set to be able to vote in the next UK general

1 Nov, 2023 @ 11:22

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Pedro Sanchez says he will try to form new government in Spain and woos regional party support with promises of EU official language recognition

Spain’s caretaker prime minister voices strongest backing yet for Catalan amnesty

SPEAKING at a meeting of the Socialist Party’s Federal Committee on Saturday, the caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gave his strongest backing yet to the

29 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

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Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right party

A FORMER high-ranking politician from Vox has claimed that the far-right party has diverted as much as €11 million of public money to a foundation

27 Oct, 2023 @ 13:09

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Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms a government

A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain’s next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic flights

25 Oct, 2023 @ 11:24

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Spain to reduce working hours after socialist parties PSOE and Sumar agree to form a government – but they’ll need to win the all-important investiture vote first

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has reigned in Spain since the inconclusive general election of July 23 was a step closer to ending on Tuesday, after

24 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

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

THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, called on Monday for English language lessons to be prioritised in Spain’s schools. He said

23 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

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Spain’s far-right Vox party proposes restricting immigration from Muslim countries

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has proposed a motion for debate in the Congress of Deputies that would see immigration from Muslim countries restricted. The speaker’s

19 Oct, 2023 @ 14:30

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

Spain’s caretaker prime minister holds unprecedented meetings with Basque and Catalan separatists

SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took the unprecedented step on Friday of allowing himself to be photographed with representatives from two of the country’s

13 Oct, 2023 @ 15:54

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Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

RUSSIAN hackers launched a series of cyber attacks on Friday against Spanish government and Granada city council websites to coincide with the immigration summit and

6 Oct, 2023 @ 13:44

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Breaking the political deadlock? Spain’s Socialists accelerate talks with leftist alliance Sumar in bid to hammer out coalition deal

AFTER Spain’s King Felipe VI invited Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez to form a government this week, the party’s first port of call was the new

5 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

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Spain’s King Felipe nominates Pedro Sanchez for prime ministerial investiture vote

SPAIN’S King Felipe VI today proposed the Socialist Party’s Pedro Sanchez as candidate for prime minister, after the failed attempt of the Popular Party’s Alberto

3 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

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King Felipe VI and Sumar leader Yolanda Diaz

Spain’s King Felipe starts new round of talks with political leaders to find next prime ministerial candidate

SPAIN’S King Felipe VI on Monday began a new round of meetings with Spain’s political leaders, ahead of the nomination of a new candidate for

2 Oct, 2023 @ 12:11

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Fresh general election in Spain looms, as Popular Party prime ministerial candidate loses first investiture vote

AS HAD BEEN widely predicted, Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo today lost the first vote at an investiture debate that could see him

27 Sep, 2023 @ 14:20

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