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Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain’s lower house of parliament

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has seen his draft budget for 2022 approved by Spain’s lower house of parliament. Thursday’s Congress vote was a success for the left-wing coalition government who got support

25 Nov, 2021 @ 18:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Mallorca rapper Valtonyc who ‘insulted’ Spain’s royal family faces new extradition hearing in Belgium

A Mallorcan rapper who fled Spain in 2018 after insulting the monarchy has another extradition hearing to fight off. In May 2018, performer Valtonyc, real name Josep Miquel Arenas, fled to Belgium

23 Nov, 2021 @ 19:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Partido Popular’s Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain’s dictator General Franco

The leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular has been criticised for attending a church service in memory of the dictator General Franco. Pablo Casado attended mass on Saturday in Granada a day

22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:22

Granada·Lead·National News

Corrupt Ex Mayor Of Costa Blanca City In Spain Is Bestowed With Its Highest Honour

Corrupt ex-mayor of Costa Blanca city in Spain to receive its highest honour

TORREVIEJA’S highest honour recognising contributions to the community has gone to a former mayor jailed for corruption. The 2021 Diego Ramirez Pastor award will be bestowed on Pedro Hernandez Mateo, who was

15 Nov, 2021 @ 18:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Spain looking at new ideas to reduce sky-high electricity prices

SPAIN’S government is looking at fresh moves to reduce sky-rocketing electricity prices. It’s expected to announce targeted help for vulnerable customers and make attempts to get smaller traders involved in the electricity

6 Sep, 2021 @ 14:28

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Controversial Housing Project Gets Go Ahead On 'empty' Stretch Of The Costa Blanca In Spain

Controversial housing development allowed on ‘virgin’ stretch of the Costa Blanca in Spain

ORIHUELA council has voted for controversial plans to build 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca. The area has been described as the last ‘virgin’ beach area on the Orihuela Costa with no urban

3 Sep, 2021 @ 16:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Big boost in state aid to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution

Why the Mar Menor in Spain has become Europe’s saddest example of environmental vandalism

THE Mar Menor in Murcia is Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon but also one of the continent’s saddest stories over the ravages of pollution. It’s an area that should be talked about in

7 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is 'killed off' due to 'disproportionate' restrictions

Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is ‘killed off’ due to ‘disproportionate’ COVID-19 restrictions

NEW restrictions to fight COVID-19 infections introduced by the Valencian government have been branded as ‘consummating the death of the summer’. Night curfews have been extended today(July 26) to 77 municipalities including

26 Jul, 2021 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Vaccine Queue Jumping Mayors On Costa Blanca To Be Quizzed In Court Over 'abuse Of Power' In Spain

Vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ mayors on Costa Blanca face court hearing over abusing their power in Spain

A Denia judge has started a preliminary investigation into COVID-19 vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ by two PSOE mayors on the northern Costa Blanca. Ximo Coll(El Verger) and Carolina Vives(Els Poblets) are a couple and

1 Jul, 2021 @ 18:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office has denounced Bascuñana, of

2 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Tax Dodging Reckoning For Ex Imf Boss And Spanish Bank Chairman Rodrigo Rato Who Faces 70 Years In Prison

‘TAXING TIMES’ for ex-IMF boss and Spanish bank chairman Rodrigo Rato who faces 70 years in prison

A former head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and chairman of Spain’s Bankia, Rodrigo Rato, could be jailed for 70 years if he is convicted of 11 tax crimes as well as

23 Mar, 2021 @ 20:20

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

THE POWER GAME as Murcia’s Partido Popular president Fernando Lopez Miras overturns next week’s likely ousting

A move to oust the Partido Popular-led Murcia government next week has unexpectedly collapsed this morning(March 12). Today’s shock development came after three Ciudadanos members of the regional assembly changed their minds

12 Mar, 2021 @ 15:49

Lead·Murcia·Politics

POLL: Right-wing government would hold onto Spain’s Andalucia if election held tomorrow following historic 2018 victory

ANDALUCIA would remain in the hands of a right-wing government if an election were held tomorrow, a new poll has suggested. The Partido Popular (PP) would obtain 26.6% of the vote, securing

14 Dec, 2020 @ 14:07

Lead·Politics

Newly-elected Brit councillor hopeful of attempts to move past long standing rivalries of Spain’s politics

It comes after Ciudadanos continues to rule out any form of pacts with the PSOE on a national level, while the PSOE refuses to work with the Partido Popular either

8 Jun, 2019 @ 12:06

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Partido Popular wants to take power back from Andalucia and other autonomous regions to ‘prevent corruption’

Casado insisted the move would see Spain being administered ‘more effectively’

12 Apr, 2019 @ 11:33

Lead·Politics

FAR-RIGHT: Vox agrees coalition deal in Spain’s Andalucia to end 36-year Socialist rule

It marks the first time a far-right party has had a role in Spanish regional government since Franco died in 1975

10 Jan, 2019 @ 11:32

Lead·Politics

Spanish government furious after PP party post video on Twitter ‘wishing’ Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to die

Government officials have threatened legal action over the tweet which saw a father reading out his son's Three Kings wish list

7 Jan, 2019 @ 13:54

Lead·National News·Politics

THEY’VE DONE IT: Right wing pact to throw Socialists out of Spain’s Andalucia

A TRIO of right wing parties have come to an agreement to end 36 years of socialist rule in Andalucia.Juan Manuel Moreno will be the new leader of the Junta de Andalucia.The

26 Dec, 2018 @ 23:57

Lead·Politics

OPINION: Is fake news plaguing Mijas?

Accusations slamming the PP party in Mijas are baseless, writes Bill Anderson

24 Nov, 2018 @ 19:32

Lead·Malaga·Politics

New leaked ‘Operacion Kitchen’ documents reveal how Spain’s Partido Popular leaders siphoned off millions for suits and a wedding

Revealed in a series of hand-written notes, kept by former PP treasurer Luis Barcenas, the documents demonstrate how the party was illegally funded on a national scale

21 Nov, 2018 @ 15:56

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Susana Diaz denies illegal funding of PSOE and refuses to apologise in fiery argument with PP

Diaz constantly interrupted the Senator and managed to evade the most controversial questions about corruption on Andalucia

9 Nov, 2018 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics

Spain’s PP leader Pablo Casado probed over party’s SECOND fake degree scandal

It comes after former leader of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes was forced to resign following a fake degree obtained from the same university

7 Aug, 2018 @ 13:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

No snap election for Spain announces prime minister Pedro Sanchez

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he will not call for a snap election in a bid to ‘normalise’ the country’s political climate

21 Jun, 2018 @ 16:25

Lead·National News

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez promises to exhume the remains of General Franco

The controversial site has faced huge criticism for being the only remaining monument dedicated to a fascist leader in Europe

19 Jun, 2018 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Masterminds of Spain’s biggest EVER corruption case sentenced to 113 years behind bars

Correa was convicted of heading a corrupt network that worked with party officials in the Partido Popular

24 May, 2018 @ 15:08

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spanish politician announces new flights from Spain to ‘Manchester United’ airport

During a TV interview, the president of the region of Murcia confused the city with the famous football team and said tickets are already available to buy

5 May, 2018 @ 11:47

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