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EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?

FOUR months since President Trump unleashed a tariff blitz that sent shockwaves through the global economy and upended decades of trade diplomacy, the US and

29 Jul, 2025 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics

Pedro Almodovar throws support behind embattled Spain PM Pedro Sanchez: Corruption allegations are ‘right-wing conspiracy’ and ‘orgy of fake news’

TOP Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar has come out to bat for embattled prime minister Pedro Sanchez, describing allegations of rampant corruption in government ranks

23 Jul, 2025 @ 11:52

Celebrity·Lead·Politics

Spain to declassify ALL Franco-era documents in landmark victory for human rights campaigners

THE secrets of the Franco dictatorship will soon be brought to light as Spain’s government pushes ahead with long-delayed reforms to the Official Secrets Law.

22 Jul, 2025 @ 12:20

Lead·Politics

Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief

A FORMER head of the Spanish tax agency has blasted the organisation’s conduct in a vote of confidence for hundreds of expats who have accused

19 Jul, 2025 @ 14:13

Business & Finance·Lead

UK opens vote to its left-leaning 16-year-olds – while Spain’s youth flocks to the far-right

SIXTEEN and seventeen-year-olds have been handed the right to vote in the next UK election after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government committed to the largest

19 Jul, 2025 @ 13:07

Lead·Politics

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

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘lived off father-in-law’s gay brothels and saunas’, conservative opposition claim

PRIME minister Pedro Sanchez has been accused of profiting from a network of gay brothels allegedly run by his late father-in-law as a debate in

13 Jul, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Politics

Red weather warning in Spain’s Catalunya: Emergency phone alert issued with DANA set to bring torrential rain

RESIDENTS in Catalunya have been sent an emergency alert on their mobile phones as the region braces for a torrential DANA to make landfall. The

12 Jul, 2025 @ 15:59

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that Spain’s armed forces will be boosted by 14,000 personnel

PEDRO Sanchez’s government has told NATO that the number of personnel in Spain’s armed forces will rise by 11% over the next decade, In raw

11 Jul, 2025 @ 16:49

Lead·National News

One firefighter dies as blaze rips through over 3,000 hectares in Spain’s Catalunya

A FIREFIGHTER has died as emergency services continue to battle a wildfire in southern Catalunya equivalent to the size of over 4,500 football pitches. Antonio

11 Jul, 2025 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez admits to 'thinking about resigning' as new anti-corruption measures are unveiled

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘thought about resigning’ as new anti-corruption measures are unveiled

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced 15 anti-corruption measures including the creation of an independent Public Integrity Agency, as he tries to ride a

9 Jul, 2025 @ 11:07

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain approves law to pardon Catalan independence leaders in boost for PM Pedro Sanchez

EMBATTLED prime minister Pedro Sanchez has received a welcome boost after Spain’s Constitutional Court voted to approve a highly contentious amnesty law designed to withdraw

26 Jun, 2025 @ 14:50

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

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

26 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·National News·Politics

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

25 Jun, 2025 @ 14:03

Business & Finance·Lead·OP Money Tree·Politics

Donald Trump slams Spain for not spending enough on defence- ahead of key NATO summit

US President Donald Trump has criticised Spain for not doing enough to boost defence spending compared to other NATO member states. Speaking on Air Force

24 Jun, 2025 @ 17:19

Lead·National News

Brussels fears Pedro Sanchez's plans to legalise half a million irregular migrants could push illegal migration throughout Europe

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

23 Jun, 2025 @ 17:58

Lead·Politics

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

23 Jun, 2025 @ 15:40

Lead·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

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

Streaming giant Netflix announces €1 billion investment in new films and shows made in Spain

NETFLIX will invest €1 billion in Spanish productions over the next four years. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos during

10 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Lead

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

BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger

The European Union has cautioned the Spanish government against blocking the controversial proposed €11 billion mega-merger of two of the country’s largest banks. Spain’s economy

28 May, 2025 @ 16:24

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

A red line was crossed': Pedro Sanchez lashes out at Israel after three UN peacekeepers under Spanish command are killed in Lebanon

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’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

Pedro Sanchez- Page 6

EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?

Pedro Almodovar throws support behind embattled Spain PM Pedro Sanchez: Corruption allegations are ‘right-wing conspiracy’ and ‘orgy of fake news’

Spain to declassify ALL Franco-era documents in landmark victory for human rights campaigners

Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief

UK opens vote to its left-leaning 16-year-olds – while Spain’s youth flocks to the far-right

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘lived off father-in-law’s gay brothels and saunas’, conservative opposition claim

Red weather warning in Spain’s Catalunya: Emergency phone alert issued with DANA set to bring torrential rain

Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that Spain’s armed forces will be boosted by 14,000 personnel

One firefighter dies as blaze rips through over 3,000 hectares in Spain’s Catalunya

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘thought about resigning’ as new anti-corruption measures are unveiled

Spain approves law to pardon Catalan independence leaders in boost for PM Pedro Sanchez

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat

Spain outpaces European rivals as GDP grows 0.6% in first quarter of 2025

Donald Trump slams Spain for not spending enough on defence- ahead of key NATO summit

Spain secures exemption from NATO’s demands to spend 5% of GDP on defence

Will petrol prices go up in Spain if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz – as it has promised in wake of US attacks?

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

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

Streaming giant Netflix announces €1 billion investment in new films and shows made in Spain

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

The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger

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’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’

Spanish airports introduce new rules to help families amid EES border queue chaos

Spain reaches magic 2% of GDP on defence spending mark for first time in 30 years after boosting budget by 50% in past year

WATCH: Police arrest ‘young’ counterfeiter in Malaga selling fake €50 and €100 notes to buyers in Germany through the dark web

WATCH: Spanish PM’s wife is harassed by far-right agitator at Madrid cafe as both sides claim assault

Malaga gang war: 250 police storm city centre district to end bloody feud over goverment-subsidised ‘narco-flats’