Spain puts Díaz forward to lead UN labour agency
The Spanish Government has nominated its second deputy prime minister for the top job at the International Labour Organization, months after she stepped back from…
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Sánchez’s wife Begoña Gómez faces five years in jail
Madrid judges have thrown out two of the four charges against Gómez, leaving her facing five years rather than the 24 her accusers demanded.
Spanish diplomats denounce ‘obscurantism’ over Sánchez citizenship law
The measure, known in Spain as the ley de nietos, or grandchildren's law, was written for the descendants of those driven out by political exile.
Spanish court convicts brother of PM Sánchez of abuse of office
The court found David Sánchez guilty of administrative malfeasance, ruling that he had been a necessary party to the irregular creation of a job tailored for him.
Spain props up Cuban dictatorship with billions in aid
According to a study, the EU funding for Cuba rose from about €50 million in the 2014-2020 budget to €125 million for 2021-2027.
Spanish Supreme Court clears path to residence for migrants with criminal records
Officials could no longer reject an application on the record alone. They would instead have to weigh each case individually.
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Investigators examine fallen cable as Andalusian president cites climate change in deadly Almería fire
Most died while trying to flee by car, in a blaze that tore through a rural community of British and Belgian residents and became the deadliest in the Spanish region's…
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Robert Amsterdam: “Spain has become a laboratory for tax abuse and institutional decay”
"The level of institutional corruption is unlike anything the European Union should tolerate."
Sánchez uses official air force jet to attend daughter’s graduation
The A310 is the largest aircraft in the Spanish air force's VIP fleet and is fitted out to carry about 80 passengers.
Trump vows to halt ‘all trade’ with Spain
The country is the only NATO member not to have committed to spending 5 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence by 2035.
Spanish journalist critical of the government hit with arrest warrant
Vito Quiles has rejected the action as political persecution.
Trump disappointed with Spain over base veto
The Spanish Government has defended its sovereign right to decide which missions may be supported from its soil.
Spain receives nearly 1.3 million applications in migrant regularisation drive
One of the largest regularisation programmes in recent European history.
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Spain loses US Supreme Court bid to avoid renewable energy payouts
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for investors to enforce billions of euros in renewable energy arbitration awards against the Spanish State.
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Spain’s opposition accuses Sánchez of ‘manufacturing voters’ through naturalisation law
PP and Vox say a citizenship law for the descendants of emigrants is being used to engineer a friendlier electorate before the next general election.
Trump rounds on Spain as he accuses NATO allies of failing the US over Iran
The US president singled out the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, arguing they had let Washington down during the six-week conflict.
Sánchez denies corruption crisis in Spain, blames media for ‘false image’
The Prime Minister’s remarks come amid mounting pressure on his minority government.
Spanish police arrest six in corruption raid on Socialist-run town hall
Carlos Martínez, the PSOE leader in the Castilla y León region and Soria's mayor for 19 years until April, said he viewed the investigation with "total tranquillity".
Spain’s Supreme Court convicts ex-minister Ábalos in pandemic masks corruption case
The seven judges of the criminal chamber reached their decision unanimously, following a trial held across 14 sessions in April and May.
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Pedro Sánchez’s wife Begoña Gómez sent for jury trial over alleged corruption
Spanish PM's wife has been barred from leaving the country after being made to surrender her passport.
EU leaders criticise Sánchez over mass immigrant regularisation
Legalising half a million people exported the problem across the bloc, critics told a closed-door summit.
Spanish judge opens EU-funds fraud inquiry into Pedro Sánchez’s wife
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Vox to sue former Spanish PM Zapatero over jewellery worth €1.3 million
The move follows the discovery of a cache of jewels in a safe at Zapatero's Madrid office.
Jewellery discovery adds to legal woes for Zapatero
Court-appointed experts have valued the haul of over 103 pieces at more than €1.3 million.
Spanish judge weighs charging Sánchez’s Socialists as criminal organisation
An investigating judge has raised the prospect of prosecuting the ruling party itself, a step that could in theory end in its dissolution.
Vox says corruption is closing in on Sánchez and predicts jail
Figaredo said Sánchez continued to receive support from the European Commission, trade unions and employers' organisations.
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…
Some 75 per cent of Spaniards want fresh elections
The figures have landed as the governing Socialists face mounting legal scrutiny.
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.