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.
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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.
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…
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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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.
Majority of Spaniards fault Sánchez over Ceuta crisis
Some 14.2 per cent rated it positively. Two-thirds said the government's reaction was too slow, with 47.7 per cent calling its speed "very bad".
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.
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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…
Zapatero’s business partner names him mediator in Plus Ultra bailout
The businessman has admitted receiving a €530,000 commission tied to the rescue though he says he does not know whom the former prime minister lobbied.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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Spain’s ‘grandchildren law’ adds 16,000 overseas voters a month
The number of Spaniards entitled to vote from abroad has climbed to almost 2.7 million, driven by the new citizenship law.
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.
Spanish judge opens EU-funds fraud inquiry into Pedro Sánchez’s wife
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Spanish judge places Zapatero’s daughters and secretary under investigation
He took the decision at the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, which had asked the previous Tuesday for the three women to be questioned.
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.