Tag: PP
Former PSOE minister accused of taking illegal payments
Ex Public Works Minister Jose Blanco has denied taking nearly €300,000 in return for permits for business ventures
Judge calls for more witnesses in royal Noos scandal
Judge Jose Castro has called for 36 more witnesses to testify before him to find out more about the role of Princess Cristina
Barcenas accuses PP lawyer of Watergate style break-in
The former treasurer embroiled in the national slush-fund scandal claims computers and documents were taken from his office
Former treasurer to sue PP for ‘unfair dismissal’
Luis Barcenas has filed a lawsuit against his former party claiming he was only sacked when the 'slush-fund' ledgers were published
What YOU think of the the corruption scandal
We asked four Olive Press readers their opinion on the scandal engulfing Spain
Rajoy battles to save position amid corruption scandal
77% of people now believe the Spanish Prime Minister is no longer fit to lead the country
Rajoy rejects calls for resignation
The Spanish Prime Minister has dismissed resignation amid corruption claims
Shock resignation of regional boss in Spain
Esperanza Aguirre was among the favourites to succeed Mariano Rajoy as PP leader
‘Robin Hood’ mayor promises more food raids in Andalucia
Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo plans to continue taking food to give to the poor
Town halls lash back at Spanish government’s education cuts
Controversy as the government attempts to centralise education
Black and white…cash
Lawyer Antonio Flores considers the pros and cons of the tax amnesty proposed by the new PP government
Brand new cuts to target foreigners in Spain
Ten billion euros more is to be slashed from health and education, the PP has announced
Mediterranean Corridor hits the buffers
PP plan to redirect rail line along coast is turned down by EU
Socialists cling on with help from their friends the communists
Partido Popular win regional elections for first time but Jose Antonio Grinan stays president of the Junta
Campaigners meet PP to discuss illegal homes
'Illegal' homeowners had earlier marched in Sevilla calling for changes to Andalucia's planning laws
Spain ‘very likely’ to be punished for delaying austerity measures
Rajoy is likely to be sanctioned by the EU for announcing the new budget AFTER March's regional elections
Unemployment to get even worse, says Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy has said the 23 per cent rate is likely to rise even further in 2012
PP scraps PSOE’s civic responsibility course in schools
The obligatory course, which encouraged discussion on homosexuality and racism, was introduced by PSOE in 2006
PSOE airport plan grounded
Zapatero had planned to privatise Barajas and El Prat, but PP have decided against it
Review of 2011… from the mountains
Here’s Paul Whitelock’s personal review of the year – of events which have affected Spain in general and the Serranía de Ronda, where he lives, in particular
Rajoy’s deputy dubbed ‘the most powerful woman in Spain’
The youngest member of the new cabinet has a whole range of important duties
Rajoy promises deep public spending cuts as Spain’s economic outlook ‘couldn’t be darker’
In first address to new parliament PP leader reveals plans to introduce a freeze on public-sector jobs, move public holidays to Mondays, stop early retirements and cut the deficit by 16.5 billion euros
A spring clean for the housing market?
Lesley McEwan, of Cadiz Casa, explains how, while Spain’s new leader is unlikely to achieve much, new mortgage products might help... but be prepared to haggle!
Gay abandon at Conservative win in Spain
Two men were seen in a passionate embrace outside the party's headquarters in Madrid
Spain gets a new government
The conservative PP party has won a record victory in the general election dominated by the country's looming debt crisis