Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has responded to US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Spanish goods because his government won’t spend 5% of
Spain outpaces European rivals as GDP grows 0.6% in first quarter of 2025
SPAIN’S economy continues to outpace its European rivals after the National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2025. Despite
Spain secures exemption from NATO’s demands to spend 5% of GDP on defence
PRIME minister Pedro Sanchez claimed victory on Sunday after striking a last-minute deal with NATO that would allow Spain to remain a member of the
Will petrol prices go up in Spain if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz – as it has promised in wake of US attacks?
IRAN’S parliament has voted to block the Strait of Hormuz in a move that could drive a spike in oil prices similar to levels last
WATCH: Calls in Spain to leave ‘criminal alliance’ NATO and cut military ties with the USA
A SPANISH Member of the European Parliament has ignited a debate on Spain’s military alliances by demanding that the country withdraw from NATO and sever
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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,
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
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
‘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
‘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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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