Pedro Sánchez starts discussions with other party heads
Acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, started discussions with other party leaders on Monday, starting with Pablo Casado of the People’s Party (PP), followed by...
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PSOE on PP’s request for new candidate: ‘fantasy, insulting, delirium’
The acting Spanish government of the Socialist PSOE party has described calls from the right-wing People’s Party (PP) to nominate a new candidate for prime minister...
Minister wants EU to assume responsibility for rescue ship
Spain’s acting Minister of Development, José Luís Ábalos, has asked the European Commission to take on greater responsibility when it comes to the fate of...
PSOE aims to reform ‘out-of-date’ state funding system
Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) party says it will consider reforming the way that Spain’s autonomous communities are funded if Pedro Sánchez is finally reinstated as prime...
Cs want obligatory school lessons on ‘Spanish Constitution’
The Spanish Constitution should be a new ‘obligatory’ subject in schools, according to the head of Spain’s Cuidadanos (Cs) party, Albert Rivera. ‘We will introduce a...
Sánchez warns of election if budget blocked
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned Tuesday he will call an early general election unless parliament approves his minority government’s draft 2019 Budget, which is...
One dead, 49 hurt as train derails near Barcelona
One person was killed and 49 others were injured, five seriously, when a train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday due to a landslide caused by heavy...
Spain’s chosen judiciary head backs out
Manuel Marchena, the judge chosen to preside over the Spanish judiciary following an agreement between the ruling Socialists (PSOE) and People’s Party (PP), has decided...
