Sánchez turns Spain’s border controls on Italy rather than on Morocco
Madrid will screen passengers arriving from a fellow member state at ports and airports, days after tens of thousands walked and swam into Ceuta unchecked.
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Meloni rejects Sánchez ultimatum to lift Schengen checks
Rome has tied any review of the suspension to intelligence warnings of a fresh mass crossing attempt at Ceuta.
Sánchez gives Meloni two days to lift border checks or face ‘proportional measures’
Sánchez calls the Italian controls discriminatory though Rome says they fall only on non-EU travellers.
State Department blames Sánchez for Ceuta crossings
Washington has paired its attack on Madrid with a travel warning for the enclave and a congressional text placing Ceuta in Moroccan territory.
Commission considers extra funding for Spain over Ceuta crisis
Madrid has sent Brussels a first assessment of its needs though it has yet to submit a formal request for money.
Italy pushes for formal EU censure of Spain’s mass regularisation
Rome wants the European Commission and a majority of member states to put on record their concern about the Spanish decree.
Spanish national security department deletes migration reports from before Ceuta breach
The two documents pulled from the government website recorded a sharp rise in land arrivals at Ceuta and Melilla in the weeks leading up to the mass crossing.
Brussels calls Spanish migrant regularisation a bad signal for Europe
Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner sees no direct link with the Ceuta crossings though says the decree sends the wrong message across the EU.
Vannacci: ‘Sánchez is right. On immigration, Meloni is a fiasco’
The ex-military said that Italy is being "Governed by a watered-down, fearful right, without the courage to make decisive decisions".
EPP leader Weber urges ‘isolated Sánchez government’ to reverse course on migration
He argued that the broad support for protests against Spanish PM and his unilateral approach showed that “the left-wing Sánchez government is isolated”.
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Spanish Legion sweeps Ceuta beaches and hills for immigrants still in the city
Soldiers say those who remain include men with criminal records and that firearms have been recovered, an account Spanish authorities have not confirmed.
Spain sacks the official who published the Ceuta migrant figure
No minister has lost their post over the mass crossing that brought tens of thousands of people into the Spanish enclave in a single day.
Von der Leyen offers Morocco more EU support days after Ceuta border breach
The Commission President told Pedro Sánchez that Rabat remained a strategic partner as EU interior ministers prepared for emergency talks.
Spanish defence minister breaks ranks to demand Morocco investigate Ceuta crossings
Robles hardened Madrid's tone on Rabat and defended the intelligence services her Interior colleague said had failed to warn him.
Ceuta stays under armoured patrol as Sánchez declares crisis reversed
The Interior Ministry put returns to Morocco at 48,300 by July 31, though reporting from the city described migrants still sleeping rough on beaches and hiding in…
Von der Leyen demands immediate halt to Ceuta crossings and swift returns
The European Commission has offered Spain reinforcements through Frontex, though Madrid has yet to ask for them.
Sweden tells Spain to regain control of Ceuta and warns it is ready to act
Ulf Kristersson has invoked Sweden's own 2015 experience in pressing Madrid not to let the crossings go unanswered.
Sánchez calls Ceuta entry “an attack, a violation of the territorial integrity of Spain”
The Prime Minister blamed smuggling networks for the mass crossing though he directed no criticism at Rabat.
Meloni threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain over Ceuta crossings
Rome's threat has opened a diplomatic rift with Madrid, which summoned the Italian ambassador in protest.
Spain lifts national wildfire emergency in Madrid and Ávila
Both regional governments asked for the downgrade, though crews are still fighting active blazes in Zamora, Castellón and León.
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Vacant posts and unmanaged scrub set the size of Spain’s worst fire
Prevention spending in Spain has fallen by half since 2009 while suppression held steady, and the Council's answer in June was a recommendation that binds nobody.
Sánchez pardons Catalan separatist from jail after courts ruled her case was plain corruption
Three of the five people spared prison had been convicted of misusing public money.
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Sánchez closes his political year with a record fire, climate excuses and no budget
Investigators traced Spain's largest ever wildfire to a spark from machinery used during a regional ban, while Moncloa pressed again for a state agreement on the…
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.