Tag: PSOE
Pedro Sanchez announces new electricity bill tax cuts in Spain
TAX on electricity bills will be cut in Spain this weekend- the second time in less than a year.
Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced in...
OPINION: Give expats full voting rights in Spain
THE Right to vote is considered one of the most fundamental rights in a democracy.
A mere century ago women were throwing themselves under horses...
Polls show PP set to win Andalucia regional elections but will need help from Spain’s far right Vox party...
SPAIN’S conservative Popular Party is set to win the biggest share of the vote in Andalucia when regional elections are held next month, according...
Politicians force cancellation of popular fiestas in Costa Blanca town in Spain
BENEJUZAR has cancelled all of its 2022 fiestas after a council meeting voted down a proposal to pay for them.
The news means the abrupt...
Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular could form new government in Spain after December’s general election
A respected monthly opinion poll is spelling potentially serious problems for the left-of-centre coalition led by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez.
Sanchez recently said that Spain...
Spain’s Andalucia region gears up for election on June 19
ANDALUCIANS will go to the ballot box on Sunday, June 19.
Regional president Juanma Moreno confirmed two weeks ago that he would dissolve the regional...
British councillor announces resignation from Mar Menor council in Spain for health reasons
ILL health has forced a British councillor to resign from Los Alcazares council after being in post for just 13 months.
Jo Scott filled a...
Pedro Sanchez wins knife-edge vote in Spain’s parliament for big economic recovery package
SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, won a nail-biting vote in Congress on Thursday to secure a massive spending package of €16 billion to boost...
Spain’s King Felipe VI reveals he is worth €2.6 million
THE King of Spain has revealed his net worth - and it turns out to be a ‘modest’ €2,573,392.80.
While that may seem a lot...
‘Europe wins’: Spain’s political class celebrate Macron’s victory (all except Vox)
POLITICIANS in Spain reacted to the news of Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential elections on Sunday with all but VOX celebrating the...
Court dismisses corruption charges against Covid-19 queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain
A Denia judge has junked bribery and corruption charges against a Costa Blanca mayoral couple who got an early Covid-19 vaccination in January 2021.
Els...
Partido Popular in Spain to annoint Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as new leader at Sevilla conference this weekend
SPAIN'S main opposition party, the conservative Partido Popular(PP) will crown ex-Galicia region president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as its new leader at a special party...
Historic vote in Spain’s parliament approves investigation of sex abuses committed by Roman Catholic church
SPAIN'S first commission to investigate sex abuses committed by members of the Roman Catholic church was overwhelmingly backed by Congress on Thursday.
The motion to...
Queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayor quits, 14 months after getting unauthorised Covid jab in Spain
ONE of three Alicante Province mayors who queue-jumped in January 2021 to get an unauthorised Covid-19 vaccine shot has been forced to resign.
Ximo Coll...
Galicia’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo announces Partido Popular leadership bid in Spain
GALICIA president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has officially put himself forward as the next leader of Spain's conservative Partido Popular.
The Galician leader has been the...
Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y...
FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday's Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition.
The PSOE...
Vaccine queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayors in Spain test positive for COVID-19
A Costa Blanca mayoral couple at the centre of a vaccine queue-jumping scandal are self-isolating after catching COVID-19
The PSOE mayors of El Verger and...
Year of decision beckons for Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez
Is Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enjoying a New Year's Day glass of cava as he mulls calling an early General Election in 2022?
The leader...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New Socialist leader in Andalucia vows to ‘speak less about ourselves and more about society’
Juan Espadas has been chosen by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) as the party's new general secretary for Andalucia which means he now...
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...
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...
Pedro Sanchez will ‘never allow’ Catalunya referendum on independence from Spain
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected an independence referendum for the Catalunya region during a speech to Congress today(June 30).
Sanchez said that his ruling...
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EXCLUSIVE: Doctors quit crisis-stricken hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ‘shock’ plan allegedly reducing emergency waiting times
DOCTORS are still resigning from Torrevieja Hospital, citing poor working conditions, despite an alleged reduction in emergency waiting times thanks to a 'shock' plan.
The...
