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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defends government’s actions over ongoing Covid mask scandal

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sought to defend his government’s actions today, in the midst of the first corruption scandal to hit his government since he came to power back in

6 Mar, 2024 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Pressure grows on speaker in Spain’s Congress of Deputies to quit, after more details emerge about Covid mask scandal

PRESSURE was growing on Monday for the speaker in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, to quit, as more details emerged of her links to the Covid mask scandal

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:29

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Barcelona president says La Liga salary caps caused Lionel Messi to leave the Spanish club

President of Spanish football club FC Barcelona formally accused of bribery over €7.3 million payments made to high-ranking referee

THE CURRENT president of Spanish football club FC Barcelona has been formally accused by a judge of bribery thanks to evidence that multi-million-euro payments were made to a high-ranking referee. The charges

18 Oct, 2023 @ 13:39

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Former Andalusian premier convicted in so-called ERE case escapes jail due to cancer diagnosis

THE FORMER regional premier of the Andalusia region, Jose Antonio Griñan, will escape jail for now after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The politician was given a six-year prison sentence for

26 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Prepares For An Interview At A Nato Summit In Madrid

Opposition parties pile on to Spanish government over ‘Mediator’ corruption scandal

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Tuesday accused the governing Socialists of covering up a corruption case that has been dubbed ‘Mediator’, and demanded that Prime

28 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Ex-King Juan Carlos returns to Spain after two year exile to take part in Galicia sailing regatta

Ex-King Juan Carlos welcomed by cheering crowds on return to Spain following two-year exile

CHEERING crowds welcomed Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, to a sailing regatta at the Real Club Nautico de Sanxenzo on the Galicia coast on Friday. He arrived by car, with his daughter, the

20 May, 2022 @ 18:10

Lead·National News

Mexican oil boss arrested on corruption charges while hiding out in luxury urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE former boss of Pemex, the Mexican state owned oil company has been extradited to Mexico to face corruption charges. Emilio Lozoya was arrested back in February after hiding out in a

18 Jul, 2020 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

UK Deputy Prime Minister’s wife resigns from Acciona

Miriam Gonzalez has resigned from her position on the Acciona's board of directors

18 Oct, 2014 @ 10:00

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