Greek precedent piles pressure on Spanish Government after second deadly rail crash
Greece's transport minister resigned within a day of the Tempi disaster in 2023, while Spain's has refused to go after two high-speed crashes in nine months.
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Spain tops world toll for high-speed rail deaths after Urda crash
The collision near Urda, added to January's Adamuz disaster, pushed Spain past the toll of Germany's 1998 Eschede derailment on a network that was until this year…
Former Spanish employment minister dies in high-speed rail disaster
The architect of Spain's 2012 labour reform was travelling in the rear carriage of the Iryo service struck from behind near Urda, in Toledo province.
Spanish Government insists railways are ‘safe’ as Toledo crash toll climbs
Ministers have defended the network hours after a high-speed train ran into the back of a stopped service near Urda, the second mass-casualty crash on the Madrid-Seville…
European leaders rally behind Spain after Toledo rail disaster
Messages of condolence arrived from capitals across the European Union as the death toll climbed at Urda, nine months after a similar disaster on the same corridor.
Spain suffers second high-speed rail disaster this year
A Renfe AVE ran into the back of an Iryo service near Urda, in Toledo province, nine months after the Adamuz disaster on the same route.
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Brazil is a warning for Spain that Sánchez turns into a promise
As Spain approaches its November 29 elections, Sánchez promises a comeback akin to Brazil's recent contested vote, raising concerns over electoral integrity and…
EU bureaucrats congratulate Lula
Brussels moved within hours to salute a victory the losing candidate says he will contest, with the EU's Mercosur deal still unratified in Europe.
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Milei calls Sánchez a ‘dictator’ in Madrid
The Argentine President accused the Spanish Government of encouraging the invasion of Ceuta, five weeks before a general election.
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State funding for Spanish unions nearly quadruples as membership falls to record low
Between 2018 and 2025, total public funds allocated to both federations, alongside their territorial branches and linked foundations, exceeded €569 million.
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US proposes fees on Spanish ships and import curbs over port bans
Washington's maritime regulator has found that Spain shut American vessels out of its ports, and wants olive oil, cosmetics and ceramics restricted in response.
Sánchez admits Moroccan warships entered Ceuta’s waters during the invasion
The Prime Minister confirmed the naval incursions 74 days after they began, though none of the intelligence reports his government declassified in September mentioned…
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US urges Spain to ‘combat mass migration’ and spend more on defence
Washington's national day greeting to Madrid restates its demands on borders and military spending less than seven weeks before Spain's general election.
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Crowd boos Sánchez and cheers the King at Spain’s national day parade
At Spain's national day parade, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faced boos from the crowd while King Felipe VI received enthusiastic applause, highlighting political…
Spain’s Supreme Court bars ‘grandchildren law’ citizens from the November election
Judges threw out the Spanish Government's appeal on the day the electoral roll closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of new Spaniards abroad without a ballot.
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Guardia Civil confirms Socialist network contacted drug clan to ‘eliminate’ judge in Sánchez brother case
A Guardia Civil report filed two days before her appearance sets out testimony on surveillance, threats and contacts with a drug clan in Badajoz.
Catalan separatist Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain
The warrants had been in force since 2017, meaning Puigdemont can now return without being detained on arrival after nearly nine years in Belgium.
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Abascal warns Spaniards not to trust the polls and to vote in person
The Vox leader questioned postal ballots and set out why he expects November 29 to be closer than the surveys suggest.
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Sánchez names the date before the courts name it for him
Pedro Sánchez has called a general election for November 29, seeking a new majority to continue reforms, particularly amid housing struggles and ongoing legal cases.
Sánchez dissolves parliament and calls a November election
The Prime Minister has cut short a legislature with no budget and a run of judicial inquiries around him, blaming a parliamentary defeat his own party had spent…
Brussels threatens Spain with court action over consumer credit delay
The European Commission has given Madrid two months to adopt the bloc's new credit rules before asking judges to impose financial penalties.
Italy keeps Schengen checks on Spain two months after Ceuta invasion
Rome says the risks left by the July invasion have not receded, while the European Commission has still not ruled on either set of controls.
Drug clan leader says she was asked to ‘eliminate’ judge who investigated Sánchez’s brother
Guardia Civil officers travelled in secret to Badajoz to question two members of drug clans approached by Leire Díez's network.
Spanish Government approves housing decrees it lacks the votes to pass
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US investigates whether Spain’s Indra passed Pentagon technology to China
American defence businessmen have told the US Department of Commerce that the state-backed Spanish contractor resold their technology through China, with Spain's…
Firefighters find migrant camp in tunnels under Ceuta university campus
Residents had suspected for weeks that people who entered during the July invasion were hiding underground as numbers on the city's beaches kept rising.
Judge sends Pedro Sánchez’s wife Begoña Gómez to jury trial
Gómez is set to answer charges of influence peddling and embezzlement, in a ruling Moncloa has condemned as arbitrary and unjust.
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European Parliament holds Morocco responsible for the Ceuta invasion
The Strasbourg text told Rabat that any challenge to Spanish sovereignty was incompatible with its status as a partner of the Union.
Spanish police union warns Sánchez’s regularisation could hand papers to four million
Jupol's estimate is that those grants could multiply by four through family reunification under Spain's aliens law, taking the total to four million over the coming…
Von der Leyen proposes emergency framework to speed up returns weeks after Ceuta
The Commission President has set out a plan to suspend standard return procedures in an emergency almost seven weeks after the mass crossings into the Spanish city.