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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on ministers for ‘unity’ as turbulent term in office begins

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has sent a letter to his new Cabinet members calling on them for ‘coordination’ and ‘unity’ ahead of what is certain to be a hugely turbulent term

22 Nov, 2023 @ 13:34

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Eighteen nights of protests in Madrid against government’s Catalan amnesty plan see more than 70 arrests

LAST NIGHT marked the 18th improvised protest to be held outside the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Madrid’s Ferraz street. The demonstrations were originally sparked by the announcement that the group

22 Nov, 2023 @ 12:17

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Conservative leader Alberto Feijoo calls for English to be prioritised in schools across Spain

Partido Popular leader Alberto Feijoo calls for fresh protests against Spain’s new government – after failing to secure his own majority at the general election

THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, is not letting up with his strategy of putting public pressure on the new government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. On Tuesday,

21 Nov, 2023 @ 14:30

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San Roque mayor and new member of Spain’s parliament visits Gibraltar caretaker leader

NEW PSOE member of Spain’s parliament and current mayor of San Roque Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix visited Gibraltar to meet the caretaker Chief Minister. Fabian Picardo met Friday with Ruiz Boix at

15 Sep, 2023 @ 17:17

Andalucia·Gibraltar

Socialists fuming over PP-VOX coalition repainting white an LGTB coloured zebra crossing in Mallorca

CONTROVERSY is served in Calvia (Mallorca) as the recently formed PP-VOX local government has had a zebra crossing displaying the colours of the LGTB flag repainted white. Calvia’s PSOE, previously in office,

10 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

PM Sanchez waits to see if Spain general election gamble pays off

SPAIN’S socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will today find out if his gamble on a snap election pays off, or if a far right party will take a place in government for

23 Jul, 2023 @ 09:56

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PP claimed majority of votes and seats in most Baleares municipalities on May 28 elections

THERE has been a blue surge in the Balearic local elections. The conservative Partido Popular (PP) was the clear winner with it claiming the majority of votes and seats in most of

1 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News·Politics

Spain’s centrist Ciudadanos party will not stand in July’s general election

THE CENTRIST Ciudadanos party announced on Tuesday that it will not be standing in Spain’s general election on July 23. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made the snap call on Monday in the

30 May, 2023 @ 16:49

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Popular Party (pp) President, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Votes During The 2023 Spanish Local Elections 28 May 2023

PP obtains over 26% more councillors across all Andalucia while PSOE collapsed on May 28 elections

ANDALUCIA’S political arena has taken a right turn as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has obtained almost 900 councillors more than in the 2019 elections. The right-wing party has seen its overall

29 May, 2023 @ 17:04

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Politics

Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015

CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday’s regional elections. Needing 50 seats to grab power in the Valencian parliament- Les Corts-

29 May, 2023 @ 11:22

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes

TWO PSOE candidates have been detained for allegedly buying votes in Mojacar (Almeria) for the May 28 local elections. Francisco Flores and Cristobal Vizcaino, second and fifth in the PSOE list for

24 May, 2023 @ 16:34

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez pledges Spain's continued support in phone call with Ukraine's Zelensky

Spain’s prime minister makes second visit to Ukraine on eve of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made his second visit to Ukraine today since the Russian invasion, meeting with the country’s president, Volodymr Zelensky, and announcing that his government would be sending a

23 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

Spain’s Socialist Party bows to pressure and will propose changes to controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law

AFTER months of political pressure, the governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has announced that it will present changes to the new ‘only yes means yes’ law. The legislation, which came into force in

7 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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Spain raises minimum wage, in move that could benefit 2.5 million people

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday that his government would once again raise the national minimum wage, the fifth time his Socialist Party-led administration has done so since coming to

1 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s Socialist Party commits to changing controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law

THE SPANISH government confirmed at the weekend that it will seek to make changes to its controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law. The legislation, which came into force in early October,

30 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

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Thousands take to the streets of Madrid to demand the resignation of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

SOME 31,000 people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Spanish government, and demand the resignation of Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The demonstration was supported

22 Jan, 2023 @ 12:01

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Spain’s central government takes action after region promises anti-abortion measures

A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration in Madrid. It all started last Thursday,

17 Jan, 2023 @ 17:42

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Far-right Vox party announces new abortion measures for Spain’s Castilla y Leon region

THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party wants to restrict abortion rights in the Castilla y Leon region by putting in new optional measures for women such as listening to the foetal heartbeat, having a

15 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

After making concessions to Catalan politicians, Spain’s prime minister rules out more talks

FOR THE government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the proces, as the Catalan independence drive is commonly known, is now the past. There will, for now, be no more talks between the

28 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner

FATHERS in Spain should soon be able to use 10 days of their paternity leave before the birth, so that they can take care of the mother-to-be. That’s according to the draft

27 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech

KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he came to power in 2014. In total, 6,711,000

26 Dec, 2022 @ 16:22

Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez says court veto over appointing judges is ‘unprecedented’ in Spain’s democratic history

A crisis has erupted in Spain after the Constitutional Court(CGPJ) blocked the Senate from voting on a bill to change the way that judges are selected. Congress last week approved the government

20 Dec, 2022 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Act Of The Catalan National Assembly Against The Persecution Of Former President Carles Puigdemont In Barcelona 24 Sept 2021

Spain’s government proposes changes to sedition law used to prosecute Catalan independence leaders

THE SPANISH government today proposed a change to the law that would mean a lower prison sentence for former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont should he return from self-imposed exile to face trial

11 Nov, 2022 @ 18:15

Catalunya·Lead·National News

Not all animals in Spain are equal

Spain's PSOE party is wanting to place hunting and working dogs into a loophole in the new animal rights law proposed to protect companion animals.

23 Oct, 2022 @ 14:49

Must Read·National News·Other News

YOU WERE A WONDERFUL WOMAN:Tributes pour in from Spanish politicians and the Royal Family to Queen Elizabeth

YOU WERE A WONDERFUL WOMAN:Tributes pour in from Spanish politicians and the Royal Family to Queen Elizabeth SEVERAL leading Spanish politicians, including Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the Spanish Royal Family have

8 Sep, 2022 @ 20:43

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Prepares For An Interview At A Nato Summit In Madrid

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez under pressure to call general election in Spain

Nearly half of those surveyed by Spanish Newspaper El Mundo think that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez should call a general election. However, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez struck a positive note about winning

5 Jul, 2022 @ 14:36

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