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EXPLAINER: What are the many corruption scandals engulfing Spain’s Pedro Sanchez – and can he survive?

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has found himself trapped in the eternal cycle of Spanish politics. Rising to power in 2018 on a promise to

22 Jun, 2025 @ 17:15

EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics

Spain officially rejects NATO’s demand of spending 5% GDP on defence ‘to protect welfare state’

SPAIN has formally told NATO it will not commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, with Pedro Sanchez warning the alliance that such demands

19 Jun, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain’s government

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has challenged opposition parties to bring his government down via a censure motion put before Congress. In a letter to

17 Jun, 2025 @ 13:18

Lead·Politics

Expansion of Spain’s Barcelona Airport to be completed by 2033 in move blasted as ‘climate denialism’

THE Catalan government’s decision to approve a long-awaited expansion to Barcelona’s El-Prat Airport has provoked fury among local activists. On Tuesday, Catalan president Salvador Illa

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

Spain and UK lobby Trump to delay 3.5% NATO defence spending target

SPAIN and the UK have united to lobby President Trump to delay a target for NATO members to spend 3.5% of GDP on core defence,

13 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·Politics

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez apologises for latest corruption scandal but won’t call early elections

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has asked for forgiveness after a leading ally in his PSOE socialist party was placed under investigation for his alleged

13 Jun, 2025 @ 11:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Major ally of Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe reveals €620k of contract bribes in Spain

Major ally of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe uncovers €620k of bribes

A SENIOR figure in the PSOE Socialist party has resigned over a corruption probe that could threaten the minority PSOE-led Pedro Sanchez government. Santos Cerdan,

12 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain’s blackout coverup: Event was ‘controlled experiment in green agenda gone wrong’

LAST month’s mega-blackout that wiped out electricity across the Iberian peninsula came just one week after the Spanish government launched an experiment to test how

31 May, 2025 @ 12:50

Environment·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Leading lawyer clashes with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister over UK deal to give away sovereign territory to Mauritius

ONE of Gibraltar’s leading lawyers has slammed the Rock’s Chief Minister for his ‘obnoxious’ stance over the UK’s decision to cede sovereign British territory to

30 May, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

JUNTA president Juanma Moreno has described the fight against drug trafficking as ‘David against Goliath’ as he called on Pedro Sanchez’s government to treat suspected

28 May, 2025 @ 15:39

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

‘We are not a free bar’: Spanish leader responds to drop in British tourism to holiday islands

THE president of the Canary Islands sought to defend the archipelago’s tourism strategy in its regional parliament on Tuesday, stating: “We are not a free

28 May, 2025 @ 14:08

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics·Travel News

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will buy arms from US for Ukraine after fresh criticism from Donald Trump

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

A VOTE on a proposal that would officially recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician as European Union languages has been postponed in a blow for Spain’s

27 May, 2025 @ 14:10

Basque Country·Catalunya·Galicia·Lead·Politics

Linguistic furore in Brussels as Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez tries to make Catalan, Basque and Galician official EU languages

MEMBER states of the European Union will today vote on a measure put forward by Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez that would officially recognise Catalan,

27 May, 2025 @ 13:38

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Brother of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez to stand trial for ‘misuse of public funds’

THE family of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, will once again be put under the spotlight in court after a judge ruled that the socialist

26 May, 2025 @ 13:59

Lead·Politics

Spain moves forward with hiking tourist flat taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers

Spain moves forward with higher Airbnb taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers

A BILL to increase tourist flat rental taxes in Spain which also features a new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers has been registered in

23 May, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Politics·Property

Almost seven in 10 Romanians in Spain voted for pro-Russian far-right candidate in recent election

THE European Union breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as centrist candidate Nicusor Dan launched a surprise comeback to win Romania’s presidential run-off, even

20 May, 2025 @ 16:13

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez demands Israel be kicked out of Eurovision ‘like Russia was’

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez weighed in on the debate over Israel’s controversial participation in Eurovision on Monday, calling for the country to be kicked

19 May, 2025 @ 17:43

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Israel summons Spanish ambassador after PM Pedro Sanchez calls country a ‘genocidal state’

ISRAEL summoned the Spanish ambassador to a meeting on Thursday after prime minister Pedro Sanchez called the country a ‘genocidal state’ while speaking in congress.

16 May, 2025 @ 13:28

Lead·Politics

Proposal to limit property sales to foreign buyers on Balearic and Canary Islands rejected

A MOTION to limit the sale of property to foreign non-residents of the Balearic and Canary Islands has been rejected by the Spanish senate. The

7 May, 2025 @ 17:09

Lead·Mallorca·Politics·Property

Spain’s PM told to resign by opposition leader over lack of ‘blackout’ explanation

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been told to resign over last week’s power blackout and has been accused of leading the country to ‘general

7 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s shorter working week plans to be decided by parliament with result uncertain

SPAIN’S Congress will decide whether the working week will be reduced to 37.5 hours after the Council of Ministers approved the measure on Tuesday. The

7 May, 2025 @ 12:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Latest Brit to land key Gibraltar post is ‘not part of London plot to tighten its grip on the Rock’

THE latest Brit to take up one of the Rock’s key public roles is ‘not part of a UK takeover of Gibraltar’, according to insiders

25 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Spanish warship to sail with British carrier group as two navies put rivalries to one side in face of uncertain US military support

SPAIN’S frigate Mendez Nuñez (F-104) has embarked on a mission to join the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, in a significant shift in

24 Apr, 2025 @ 12:32

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces immediate rise in defence spending- four years ahead of schedule

SPAIN has brought forward by four years its plan to spend 2% of its GDP on defence. The budget increase will happen this year, according

22 Apr, 2025 @ 17:33

Lead·Politics

What links Andalucia’s Easter processions to the fascist Millán Astray?

MANY readers will know about the Spanish ‘Legion’, the crack unit of the Spanish Army, based in Ronda and Almeria. You are likely to see

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Protests planned at Spain’s largest port against ‘US ships carrying arms for Israel’ sets up another confrontation with Trump

A PROTEST has been organised in Algeciras for Sunday denouncing the alleged use of Spanish ports as a logistical stopping point for military cargo in

17 Apr, 2025 @ 15:05

Algeciras·Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Politics

Politics - Page 5

EXPLAINER: What are the many corruption scandals engulfing Spain’s Pedro Sanchez – and can he survive?

Spain officially rejects NATO’s demand of spending 5% GDP on defence ‘to protect welfare state’

Pedro Sanchez challenges opposition parties to bring down Spain’s government

Expansion of Spain’s Barcelona Airport to be completed by 2033 in move blasted as ‘climate denialism’

Spain and UK lobby Trump to delay 3.5% NATO defence spending target

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez apologises for latest corruption scandal but won’t call early elections

Major ally of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe uncovers €620k of bribes

Spain’s blackout coverup: Event was ‘controlled experiment in green agenda gone wrong’

EXCLUSIVE: Leading lawyer clashes with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister over UK deal to give away sovereign territory to Mauritius

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

‘We are not a free bar’: Spanish leader responds to drop in British tourism to holiday islands

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

Linguistic furore in Brussels as Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez tries to make Catalan, Basque and Galician official EU languages

Brother of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez to stand trial for ‘misuse of public funds’

Spain moves forward with higher Airbnb taxes and new 100% levy on non-EU property buyers

Almost seven in 10 Romanians in Spain voted for pro-Russian far-right candidate in recent election

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez demands Israel be kicked out of Eurovision ‘like Russia was’

Israel summons Spanish ambassador after PM Pedro Sanchez calls country a ‘genocidal state’

Proposal to limit property sales to foreign buyers on Balearic and Canary Islands rejected

Spain’s PM told to resign by opposition leader over lack of ‘blackout’ explanation

Spain’s shorter working week plans to be decided by parliament with result uncertain

Latest Brit to land key Gibraltar post is ‘not part of London plot to tighten its grip on the Rock’

Spanish warship to sail with British carrier group as two navies put rivalries to one side in face of uncertain US military support

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces immediate rise in defence spending- four years ahead of schedule

What links Andalucia’s Easter processions to the fascist Millán Astray?

Protests planned at Spain’s largest port against ‘US ships carrying arms for Israel’ sets up another confrontation with Trump

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

Child horror as ruthless Swedish mafia bosses treat teenagers as ‘disposable contract killers’ for hits on the Costa del Sol

Fresh calls for third lane on ‘unmanageable’ Costa del Sol A7 motorway as Malaga traffic chaos slammed once again

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

‘Kamikaze driver’ who caused head-on smash while driving the wrong way down the Costa del Sol motorway was FIVE TIMES over the drink-drive limit