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Plans to place tolls on ALL motorways in Spain are delayed in huge relief for motorists

Toll charges will NOT be removed on the AP-7 on the Costa del Sol: Spain’s central government rejects proposal to reduce traffic woes

IN a written response, Spain’s central government has made it clear that it will not be removing tolls from the AP-7 motorway on the Costa

7 May, 2024 @ 17:07

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Pedro Sanchez announces he is staying on as PM

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez was on the verge of quitting, he tells interviewers, as he lays out future plans after deciding to stay on

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has taken to the media interview circuit to explain his actions over the last week, after dramatically announcing that he

30 Apr, 2024 @ 17:39

Lead·Politics

Demonstrators in Madrid to support Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

Thousands come out to call on Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez not to quit, but opposition party calls show of support ‘a failure’

SPAIN’S Socialist Party was still on tenterhooks on Sunday, as the agonising wait dragged on to find out whether or not its leader, Prime Minister

28 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Could Spain’s opposition leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo become prime minister if Pedro Sanchez quits on Monday?

TRUE to form, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez caused a political firestorm earlier this week when he released a letter via X (formerly Twitter),

26 Apr, 2024 @ 16:56

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Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Madrid president Isabel Ayuso is in hot water after her partner admits to tax fraud and offers to pay €520,000 in fines

SPANISH media outlets have managed to get their hands on documents showing that businessman Alberto Gonzalez Amador, who is the partner of Madrid regional premier

24 Apr, 2024 @ 16:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain’s prime minister promises more affordable housing at meeting with sector representatives, but opposition accuses him of electioneering

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with representatives from the housing sector on Thursday, and pledged that his government would work to address

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:59

Economy·Lead·Politics

Attack on Socialist politician Olegario Ramon

Far-right protesters attack left-wing politician in Spain: Video shows moment PSOE spokesperson is manhandled by member of a flag-waving mob

THE former mayor of Ponferrada and current Socialist Party (PSOE) spokesperson in the northwestern Spanish city, Olegario Ramon, was violently attacked on Thursday by a

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez denounces a ‘waterfall of mud’ and ‘Trump-style tactics’ from the opposition, and vows to see out his term

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used an appearance in Congress today to defend his government’s record, and attack what he called a ‘waterfall

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:12

Lead·Politics

Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

SPAIN’S defence minister, Margarita Robles, has issued a stark warning to her fellow citizens about the threat that Vladimir Putin’s Russia poses to the European

17 Mar, 2024 @ 10:24

Lead·Politics

Pressure grows on Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit, after revelation that her partner admitted tax fraud over sale of Covid-19 masks

OPPOSITION parties in the Madrid regional government ramped up the pressure on Partido Popular (PP) premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit on Thursday, after it

14 Mar, 2024 @ 15:55

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Senior home in Spain’s Madrid where three women died in fire had emergency exits blocked, no water pressure in fire hydrant and a faulty alarm system

THE part-public senior home in Spain’s Madrid region where three women died after a fire broke out there on Sunday suffered a litany of deficiencies

20 Feb, 2024 @ 13:29

Lead·Madrid

Spain is largest 'eurozone' country with biggest 'real wage' fall in 2022

Spanish government gives green light to 5% increase in minimum wage

SPAIN’S Socialist-led Cabinet gave the green light on Tuesday to a 5% increase in the country’s minimum wage for 2024, increasing it from €1,080 a

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:51

Economy·Lead·Politics

Spain announces supermarket payment cards for vulnerable families so they ‘don’t have to go to food banks’

THE Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it is introducing supermarket payment cards for vulnerable families so that they ‘don’t have to wait in line

23 Jan, 2024 @ 14:18

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Young Disabled Man In Wheelchair Walking Park

After debate in Congress, Spain’s political parties – except far-right Vox – agree to change language in Constitution covering people with disabilities

LAWMAKERS from all of the parties in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, with the exception of far-right Vox, took the first step on Tuesday to remove

17 Jan, 2024 @ 13:11

Lead·Politics

Dates revealed for parliamentary votes to make Partido Popular's Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Spain's new prime minister

‘An all-out political, social and judicial offensive’: Leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular calls for fresh protests against government

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular has made a call for an ‘all-out political, social and judicial offensive’ against the Socialist-led government, in

11 Jan, 2024 @ 14:50

Lead·Politics

Explainer: Why Wednesday’s marathon 12-hour debate could be a taste of things to come in Spain’s fragmented parliament

‘GROTESQUE’, a ‘humiliation’, a ‘dishonour’, and farcical. Those were just some of the adjectives used by the leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP),

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Socialist Party files lawsuit after far-right protestors hanged and beat effigy of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on New Year’s Eve

SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has filed a lawsuit with the public prosecutor after a group of far-right protesters hanged and beat with sticks an

5 Jan, 2024 @ 12:58

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Spain’s prime minister as a piñata: Who was behind the New Year’s Eve protest in Madrid that saw an effigy of Pedro Sanchez strung up and beaten?

IN MADRID it is a New Year’s Eve tradition to flock to central Sol square, where crowds of revellers welcome in the new year at

4 Jan, 2024 @ 12:56

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain pledges to increase paternity leave even further: This is how many weeks off work new parents will get from next year

NEW PARENTS in Spain have been promised an even longer time off from work by the government, with paid leave for mothers and fathers due

21 Dec, 2023 @ 12:11

Health·Lead·Politics

Spain’s main opposition leader snubs invite to meet from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has snubbed an invite for a meeting extended by the prime minister, Pedro

18 Dec, 2023 @ 16:05

Lead·Politics

Spain’s controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists passes first hurdle in Congress after bitter debate

THE CONTROVERSIAL plan to grant amnesty to anyone involved in the Catalan independence drive passed its first hurdle on Tuesday, after it was approved by

13 Dec, 2023 @ 10:21

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party sparks outrage after saying that ‘the time will come when the people will want to hang Pedro Sanchez by his feet’

THE LEADER of Spain’s far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, has sparked outrage after saying that ‘the time will come when people will want to hang

11 Dec, 2023 @ 13:10

Lead·Politics

Spain’s new government at risk, as five Podemos deputies break away from coalition partner Sumar

THE FIVE deputies in Spain’s Congress who belong to the Podemos party have decided to break away from the leftist alliance Sumar, which is the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:50

Politics

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promises ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday promised ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors in the country, despite the turbulent political events

28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sparks diplomatic spat with outspoken criticism of Israel

A VISIT by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Israel and Palestine last week sparked a major diplomatic spat between the two countries, after the

26 Nov, 2023 @ 14:48

Lead·Politics

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s stark message to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘The number of Palestinians killed is truly unbearable’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez conveyed a stark message to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, condemning the attacks on Israel by Hamas but

23 Nov, 2023 @ 14:17

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