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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

6 Mar, 2024 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Speaker of the house in Spain’s Congress defends her innocence after opposition accusations of corruption in ongoing Covid mask scandal

THE Socialist speaker of Spain’s Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, held a press conference on Tuesday in a bid to defend her actions while she

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:47

Balearic Islands·Lead·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

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:29

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

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Opposition leader accuses Spain’s prime minister of covering up alleged Covid mask corruption scandal, as former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos refuses to stand down

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, used his platform in Congress on Wednesday to accuse Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime

28 Feb, 2024 @ 14:11

Lead·Politics

‘Corruption remains a serious problem’: Spain’s latest report card shows no improvement in ongoing efforts to battle graft

SPAIN has failed to improve its mediocre ranking of shady countries, according to the latest edition of Transparency Internationals’ Corruption Perception Index. The NGO put

30 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

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WATCH: Outrage as councillor is accused of rigging a local lottery in Spain’s Andalucia after pulling the name of a co-worker’s mother – for the second year in a row

A CHRISTMAS lottery in Andalucia has been thrown into disrepute after eagle-eyed onlookers suspected a local councillor of rigging its outcome. Jose Luis Madueño, a

17 Jan, 2024 @ 16:02

Andalucia·Jaen·Lead·Politics

Corrupt former mayor gets convicted and jailed for taking public cash on Spain's Costa Blanca

Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an

9 Jan, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics·Valencian Community

Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right party

A FORMER high-ranking politician from Vox has claimed that the far-right party has diverted as much as €11 million of public money to a foundation

27 Oct, 2023 @ 13:09

Lead·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

18 Oct, 2023 @ 13:39

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I leaves Spain after making fourth visit to Galician municipality Sanxenxo

SPAIN’S disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I left the Galician municipality of Sanxenxo on Monday morning, concluding his fourth visit to his home country since

2 Oct, 2023 @ 13:00

Lead·Politics

Popular Party politician slammed in Spain’s Menorca after she uses public historical site for daughter’s birthday party

A SENIOR politician in Menorca has been slammed by the opposition after she organised a birthday party for her daughter in a protected historical site

14 Sep, 2023 @ 13:37

Lead·Menorca·Politics

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Luis Rubiales comes from a long tradition of Andalucian entitlement and impunity

THE Rubiales-in brigade like to wring their hands and ask – what is the world coming to? What is Spain coming to if, in this

10 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Natalie Rose Kern's Marbella Diaries·Opinion

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

26 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes

TWO PSOE candidates have been detained for allegedly buying votes in Mojacar (Almeria) for the May 28 local elections. Francisco Flores and Cristobal Vizcaino, second

24 May, 2023 @ 16:34

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: PP candidate for mayor in Mojacar (Almeria) allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business

PP candidate for mayor of Mojacar Francisco ‘Fran’ Garcia allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business Garcia is said to have bought over

23 May, 2023 @ 12:59

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Spain: Liga Bbva: Rcd Espanyol V Fc Barcelona

Referee Real Estate Empires: The unexplained wealth of Spain’s elite referees under the spotlight

AN anti-corruption spotlight has been shone on a cluster of top Spanish referees after a report revealed their sprawling property empires. Caught up in the

11 May, 2023 @ 18:30

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A top chief in the Malaga Guardia Civil under investigation for partying with drug traffickers near Gibraltar

ONE of the top commanders of the Guardia Civil in Malaga is under investigation for allegedly partying with drug traffickers and then trying to cover

12 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Nightmare border dispute with policeman’s family leads expat to sell up and flee remote mountain region in Spain’s Granada

AN expat has been forced to sell her country home after taking a neighbouring landowner to court for assaulting her. Human rights campaigner Sarah Hermitage

5 Apr, 2023 @ 17:45

Granada·Lead·Must Read

Spain's government joins legal action against La Liga's Barcelona involving refereeing consultant

UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions

UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a growing scandal involving alleged multi-million-euro payments made by

23 Mar, 2023 @ 16:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Spain’s government joins legal action against Barcelona over referee consultant cash

THE government’s Sports Council is to join the legal action against FC Barcelona over €8.4 million of payments made to a refereeing consulant. The cash

13 Mar, 2023 @ 14:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Pedro Antonio Sa?nchez En La Conferencia De Presidentes, 17 De Enero De 2017

Former Murcia president sentenced to three years in jail for rigging auditorium tender

The former president of Murcia has been sentenced to three years in jail for rigging the tender of an auditorium project during his time in

6 Mar, 2023 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Former deputy in ‘Mediator’ corruption case ‘went to brothel’ on day his Socialist Party denounced prostitution in Congress

THE FORMER Socialist Party deputy at the centre of a corruption scandal, Juan Bernardo Fuentes Curbelo, went to a brothel on the day that his

1 Mar, 2023 @ 21:00

Canary Islands·Lead·National News·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

28 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’

THE ANTI-CORRUPTION public prosecutor at Spain’s High Court has called for former interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz to be given a 15-year prison sentence as

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Much sought-after yacht belonging to scandal-ridden Tory peer Michelle Mone finally tracked down in Barcelona

THE infamous yacht of scandal-embroiled Baroness Michelle Mone has been tracked down near Barcelona by activists who renamed it ‘Pandemic Profiteer’. The search has been

2 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Speaker of the house in Spain’s Congress defends her innocence after opposition accusations of corruption in ongoing Covid mask scandal

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

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

Opposition leader accuses Spain’s prime minister of covering up alleged Covid mask corruption scandal, as former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos refuses to stand down

‘Corruption remains a serious problem’: Spain’s latest report card shows no improvement in ongoing efforts to battle graft

WATCH: Outrage as councillor is accused of rigging a local lottery in Spain’s Andalucia after pulling the name of a co-worker’s mother – for the second year in a row

Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right party

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

Disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I leaves Spain after making fourth visit to Galician municipality Sanxenxo

Popular Party politician slammed in Spain’s Menorca after she uses public historical site for daughter’s birthday party

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Luis Rubiales comes from a long tradition of Andalucian entitlement and impunity

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

Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: PP candidate for mayor in Mojacar (Almeria) allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business

Referee Real Estate Empires: The unexplained wealth of Spain’s elite referees under the spotlight

A top chief in the Malaga Guardia Civil under investigation for partying with drug traffickers near Gibraltar

Nightmare border dispute with policeman’s family leads expat to sell up and flee remote mountain region in Spain’s Granada

UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions

Spain’s government joins legal action against Barcelona over referee consultant cash

Former Murcia president sentenced to three years in jail for rigging auditorium tender

Former deputy in ‘Mediator’ corruption case ‘went to brothel’ on day his Socialist Party denounced prostitution in Congress

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

Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’

Much sought-after yacht belonging to scandal-ridden Tory peer Michelle Mone finally tracked down in Barcelona

Spain is selling six houses a minute – one in three in cash – despite prices soaring by double digits

WATCH: Historic moment century-old Montejaque dam sends hundreds of millions of litres of water gushing into Guadiaro valley

Could new-fangled ‘solid water’ tech be the solution to Andalucia’s chronic drought issues?

BREAKING: Montejaque ‘ghost dam’ begins spilling water after reaching capacity for first time in a century

Barcelona wind storm claims first casualty as woman, 46, dies after roof collapses on her