Spanish Congress rejects coalition government’s 2026 spending plan
The Spanish Congress on Thursday voted down the coalition government’s proposed 2026 spending framework, dealing a blow to its efforts to return to a regular...
Pedro Sánchez
Spanish government proposes Teresa Peramato, leading gender-violence specialist, as next Attorney General
The Spanish government on Tuesday put forward Teresa Peramato (main image) – an expert in legislation concerning gender-based violence – as its choice for the...
Spain’s Attorney General suspended for 2 years, after being found guilty of leak in tax fraud case
Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday convicted the country’s Attorney General of unlawfully disclosing confidential details about the partner of a prominent right-wing figure and political...
Spain plans 480 more events to ‘celebrate recovery of democracy’ following Franco’s death 50 years ago
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government on Wednesday unveiled an additional 480 commemorative events scheduled for this year to mark both the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s...
Supreme Court releases ex-ally of PM implicated in corruption probe, but is barred from leaving Spain
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Santos Cerdán (main image), a former senior socialist (PSOE) figure and close confidant of Prime Minister...
Spain pledges a further €615 million of aid to Ukraine – and Zelensky views Picasso’s ‘Guernica’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has unveiled a fresh support package for Ukraine valued at €615 million, aimed at bolstering the country’s defence against Russia....
EU’s top court adviser says the controversial Catalan amnesty law complies with EU legislation
A disputed Spanish law granting an amnesty to those involved in Catalonia’s independence drive does not violate European Union rules and is part of a...
Spain’s Attorney General denies leaking documents in Supreme Court trial
Spain’s Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz (main image) firmly denied leaking confidential legal material targeting the right-wing opposition as he testified in his own defence before...
Sánchez slams opposition party’s ‘immoral’ policies in Andalusia amid cancer screening scandal
Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday condemned what he called the right-wing opposition’s ‘immoral’ handling of healthcare in the regions under their control,...
Spanish government unveils its plans to remodel controversial Franco monument
The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled plans to overhaul an imposing monument near Madrid that once served as the resting place of dictator Francisco Franco,...
