Sánchez was aware of alleged Socialist dirty-tricks network
The Guardia Civil's investigative unit told the National Court that money routed through the party paid for an effort to derail cases reaching the prime minister's…
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Spanish People’s Party on trial over political espionage scandal ‘Operación Kitchen’
At the centre of the trial is Jorge Fernández Díaz, who served as interior minister from December 2011 to November 2016.
Tusk’s prosecutors want arrest of opposition ex-minister MEP for promoting prison officer
Jaki is accused of abusing his powers when he rapidly promoted an officer within the country's prison service.
Some 75 per cent of Spaniards want fresh elections
The figures have landed as the governing Socialists face mounting legal scrutiny.
Islamist mayoral candidate proposes turning Barcelona bullring into grand mosque
One of his meassures is the creation of "civic agents" of Maghrebi origin to work in certain neighbourhoods as mediators between the authorities and immigrant residents.
Spain’s judicial council protests at government ‘judicial coup’ accusations
The text was signed by the Council's standing committee, chaired by Isabel Perelló, who has presided over both the CGPJ and the Supreme Court since September 2024.
Tata Steel sacks ‘turncoat’ sustainability chief after one day over pro-apartheid past
Business director Jessica Mahn has taken over his responsibilities on an interim basis.
Peter Mandelson’s released bombshell vetting files push Labour deeper down
The UK government has published more than 1,500 pages of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s controversial appointment as ambassador to the United States on…
Hungary: How EU funds are now a political weapon to enforce Brussels ideology
The European Commission is preparing to release up to €17 billion in previously frozen EU funds to Hungary following the decisive electoral victory of pro-European…
Spanish Socialists suffer sharpest poll collapse of the year amid corruption scandals
Some 5.3 per cent of 2023 PSOE voters have switched directly to the PP, with the bulk of losses going to abstention.
Portuguese police search Socialist Party headquarters in corruption probe
The operation, codenamed Imergente, has so far led to five arrests, with 37 people named as formal suspects.
Spanish judge says ruling Socialists paid Civil Guard officer to sabotage corruption cases
The UCO is the elite anti-corruption unit that has been investigating the PSOE and figures close to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Brussels regional government on the verge after corruption scandal with social housing
Testimonies from employees and applicants describe political pressure and favouritism towards PS supporters or voters.
Spanish judge links plot to derail corruption cases to Sánchez reflection period
A judge at Spain's National Court (Audiencia Nacional) has linked the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) to an alleged scheme set up to "systematically…
Brussels’ candidate Magyar returns to von der Leyen to unblock €17 billion
Hungarian Prime Minister arrives as the candidate the EU establishment promoted in Budapest.
German court jails ex-Baader-Meinhof militant Klette for 13 years
Daniela Klette, 67, has been found guilty of six counts of "particularly serious robbery" committed between 1999 and 2016.
Polish-Belgian NGO Open Dialogue Foundation defies Brussels court order in Bakai Bank defamation case
Despite being required under the ruling to remove all bank references from its website within 30 days, ODF has left the offending materials online.
Spanish Civil Guard raids ruling Socialist Party headquarters in financing probe
The operation has unfolded eight days after officers from Spain's National Police searched an office used by former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Debate grows in Italy over stripping citizenship from foreign-born criminals
"Citizenship cannot be for life," said Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini, who has presented the bill.
Zapatero’s legal jeopardy: The fronts facing the country’s first former PM indicted for corruption
A 158-page police report describes a "finance boutique" set up to channel political-influence payments around the €53 million Plus Ultra bailout.
Former Austrian intelligence officer convicted of spying for Russia
According to the indictment, Egisto Ott is alleged to have acted on Marsalek's orders between 2015 and 2022.
Spanish court freezes ex-PM Zapatero’s accounts in Plus Ultra bailout probe
Judge José Luis Calama, who heads Central Examining Court No 4 at the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid, ordered the freeze of up to €490,780.
Sánchez judge handling sensitive Zapatero corruption data with France and Switzerland
Silvia Martínez Cantón, in post since July 22, 2024, was notified of her removal in mid-April on instructions from the Ministry headed by Félix Bolaños.
Harsh Israeli treatment of flotilla activists causes global outrage
Several countries have joined calls for an independent investigation.
Édouard Philippe faces judicial probe over alleged corruption
A French investigating judge has been appointed to probe the former prime minister over alleged misappropriation of public funds.
Zapatero family real estate holdings multiply 115-fold since leaving Moncloa
From a €38,000 plot of land in León to luxury chalets worth nearly €6 million, the family's property surge has coincided with the former premier's decade of…
Spanish left closes ranks around Zapatero as opposition demands Sánchez resign
From the Socialist parliamentary group to the UGT trade union, Sánchez's political family has rallied behind the former prime minister — even as ERC and Podemos…
France has the European Union’s most overcrowded prisons
Foreign nationals account for about a quarter of inmates — around three times their share of the country's population.
Tusk calls Trump administration’s decision on visa for Polish ex-justice minister Ziobro ‘outrageous’
Zbigniew Ziobro has been indicted by prosecutors under the centre-left coalition led by Tusk on 26 charges of abuse of power.
Hungary’s new PM Magyar steps up drive to force Head of State
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok rejects Magyar's demand to resign by end of May.