Spain keeps largest nuclear plant open until 2030 but maintains 2035 phase-out
Spain has extended the operating life of the Almaraz nuclear power station until June 2030, delaying what was due to be the first stage of...
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Spain’s largest wildfire of 2026 spreads beyond 26,000 hectares as new heatwave fuels fears
Spain’s biggest wildfire of the year continued to burn out of control for a fifth consecutive day on Monday, destroying more than 26,000 hectares of...
Spanish PM’s brother banned from public office for 9 years after court rules job was created for him
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother, David Sánchez (right, main image), has been barred from holding public office for nine years after a court found...
Trial of Spanish PM’s brother concludes amid wider corruption scrutiny
A trial involving the brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez drew to a close on Tuesday, marking the latest development in a series of...
PP and Vox strike third regional ‘national priority’ pact to form government in Castilla y León
Spain’s main opposition right-wing party joined forces with the far-right Vox party on Wednesday to secure the re-election of its regional leader in Castilla y...
Court drops one charge against Spanish PM’s brother in influence-peddling trial
A court in the southwestern Spanish city of Badajoz (Extremadura) has dismissed one of the charges against David Sánchez (main image), the brother of Prime...
Spanish PM’s brother goes on trial amid mounting pressure on government
The brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has become the first relative of a sitting premier in the country’s democratic history to stand trial...
Sánchez unveils Spain’s largest anti-wildfire operation after devastating 2025 fires
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday unveiled what he described as the country’s most extensive-ever campaign to combat forest fires, following last year’s devastating...
Andalusia leaves Sánchez politically weakened as Spain edges further towards a PP-Vox era
Spain’s regional elections in Andalusia were supposed to offer clarity ahead of the country’s next general election. Instead, they exposed a political landscape that is...
PP secures Aragón leadership with Vox in renewed ‘national priority’ pact
Spain’s main opposition right-wing force has once again joined with the far-right to secure power at regional level, after its candidate was re-elected as leader...
