Puigdemont keeps Sánchez waiting on investiture deal
The bid by Spain’s acting socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to form a new government needs the backing of the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, who...
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China’s Xi Jinping invites Pedro Sánchez on state visit at end of March
Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Beijing for a state visit as Xi tries to galvanise support for China’s...
Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law
The Spanish government pledged on Tuesday to amend a new sexual consent law that was passed in August last year, since it has since allowed...
Political fallout in Castilla y León over far-right’s anti-abortion rules
There’s been a political fallout in the region of Castilla y León following the anti-abortion protocols announced last week by the regional vice-president of the...
An amendment to Spain’s judicial reform halted by Constitutional Court
Spain’s Constitutional Court this week prevented the Senate house from debating and voting on a specific amendment to the country’s penal code reform — seen as...
PSOE and PP make ‘last attempt’ to agree on renewing legal watchdog
Spain’s socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP), at Moncloa on Monday, in order...
Sánchez invites 50 members of public to Moncloa to ‘hear and talk about their concerns’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez received 50 members of the public to Moncloa on Monday, the official residence of Spain’s head of government, as a way...
Sánchez to meet Aragonès on 15 July in Madrid, first official meeting since ‘CatalanGate’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to meet with the Catalan president Pere Aragonès on Friday 15 July in Madrid, their first formal face-to-face gathering...
Spanish court calls NSO Group’s CEO to testify in cell phone spying case
Spain’s High Court has called the CEO of Israel’s software company, NSO Group, to testify as a witness in a case concerning the hacking of...
Spanish PM and defence minister’s phones also targeted with spyware
The Spanish government said on Monday that the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the Defence Minister Margarita Robles were infected last year with...
