Donald Trump calls Spain a ‘freeloader’ for not spending enough on defence
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump branded Spain a ‘freeloader’ on Thursday in relation to it not spending enough on defence. Trump was in Davos, Switzerland at
Vox councillor in Valencia faces three years in prison for posting racist hate messages on social media
A VALENCIA Vox party councillor could be jailed for up to three years if convicted of posting hate messages via social media. Prosecutors have demanded
Spain ‘doesn’t rule out’ sending troops to Greenland after Denmark admits ‘Trump wants to conquer it’
SPAIN’S Defence Minister has not ruled out sending troops to Greenland to study ways to help security in the wake of threats by US President
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that Spain may send troops to join a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Sanchez on Thursday said the government
Spain’s minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 – and will retroactively apply from January 1st
SPAIN’S government is proposing a 3.1% rise in the minimum wage in 2026. It said on Wednesday that the increase would put €17,094 into pockets
FROM THE ARCHIVES: King Felipe VI’s Christmas speech from 2023 focuses on holding Spain together after year of high political tensions
IN A break from tradition, Spain’s King Felipe VI used his televised Christmas Eve address to focus on just one issue: the Spanish Constitution and
Pedro Sanchez agrees to joint commission on flood disaster reconstruction after meeting new Valencia president
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will form a joint commission between the national government and the Valencia region to coordinate reconstruction following the October 29, 2024
Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone
VALENCIA could lose €150 million of European funding for not introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) banning polluting vehicles from the city centre as of
New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party
JUANFRAN Perez Llorca has been elected as the new Valencian president after winning an investiture vote in parliament on Thursday. Perez Llorca- who will step
Spain’s top prosecutor is banned for two years after leaking information about boyfriend of Madrid mayor
SPAIN’S Attorney General has been convicted of leaking confidential information about the partner of a major political rival. Alvaro Garcia Ortiz has been banned from
Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing
THE Valencian socialist party(PSPV-PSOE) will complain to the Prosecutor’s Office about acting regional president, Carlos Mazon, ‘lying’ to Congress. Mazon, who resigned on November 3,
Acting Valencia president Carlos Mazon ‘roasted’ by Spain’s parliamentarians over his response to 2024 flood disaster
THE outgoing Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, told a Congress committee investigation into the October 29 floods that authorities did not know that people were drowning.
Conservative Partido Popular name candidate to replace ‘resigned’ Valencia president, Carlos Mazon
THE Partido Popular(PP) has named Juan Francisco Perez Llorca as the party’s candidate to replace Carlos Mazon as Valencian President. Perez Llorca is seen as
Fugitive politician on the run for 20 years over sprawling Marbella corruption case pays to avoid jail
THE ex-Marbella sports councillor, Carlos Fernandez, who fled Spain in 2006 to avoid corruption charges in the infamous Malay Case, will not serve any prison
EXPLAINER: How Carlos Mazon’s successor as Valencian president will be chosen
CARLOS Mazon’s Monday morning resignation came as no surprise, with the Valencian president looking a ‘spent’ figure following last Wednesday’s state memorial service in Valencia.
Pedro Sanchez talks about ‘cordial’ meeting with Donald Trump- days after US president suggested Spain should be booted out of NATO
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has revealed that he had a ‘very cordial’ meeting with US president Donald Trump at Monday’s Gaza peace summit in
Spain’s Attorney General to stand trial over allegations he leaked secret files on the Madrid president’s boyfriend
THE Supreme Court has announced a November trial of Spain’s Attorney General over alleged leaking details about the partner of a leading opposition figure. 40
Sanchez accused of ‘exploiting violence’ to stay in power following pro-Palestine protests at Vuelta cycling race
ALBERTO Nuñez Feijoo and Jose Maria Aznar met up today to deliver a joint attack on Pedro Sanchez, accusing the prime minister of using violence
Customer service workers across Spain will be required to know Catalan to ‘respect linguistic rights of Catalunya’
LARGE companies in Spain will soon have to offer customer service in Catalan and other co-official languages when requested. The change comes after political party
New polling shows Spain’s far-right Vox party has surged in popularity over the course of the summer
SPAIN’S far-right Vox party has reached its strongest polling figures since the 2023 general election, according to new data published by El Pais and Cadena
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez slams judges for being ‘political’ over corruption probes ‘driven by far-right groups’
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has accused some judges of ‘practising politics’ as corruption probes affecting close colleagues as well as his wife and brother mount
Up to 80% of new jobs in Spain may be replacement roles as the ‘baby boomer’ generation starts to retire
SPAIN is entering a decade of unprecedented retirements that will reshape its labour market and test the resilience of its economy. Data from the Public
BBVA goes to Spain’s Supreme Court to fight government ‘meddling’ in Sabadell Bank takeover
THE BBVA bank is going to the Supreme Court to challenge the Spanish government’s pre-conditions for its hostile takeover of Sabadell Bank. The legal challenge
Catalunya’s government comes under fire over police contracts signed with Israeli firm
LEFT-WING regional politicians have criticised Catalunya’s government for doing deals with an Israeli firm to supply gear to the police. The former ERC-led separatist administration-
Spain criticises Israel for escalating military offensive in Gaza
SPAIN’S Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has slammed Friday’s decision by the Israeli government to escalate their military operations in Gaza. Israeli forces are getting
EXPLAINED: Spain’s fake CV scandal – why politicians keep getting away with lying about their credentials
NUMEROUS resignations and résumé revisions have gripped Spanish politics this summer, exposing a systemic lack of oversight when it comes to verifying elected officials’ education