Spain’s national register for tourist rentals struck down by court
Spain’s Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for tourist accommodation introduced by the government to combat illegal short-term rentals, ruling that Madrid had...
Pedro Sánchez
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...
Spain and Italy urge EU to impose sanctions on Israeli minister after detention video sparks outrage
Spain and Italy have urged the European Union to impose sanctions on Israel’s far-right national security minister after he shared footage of detained activists from...
Sánchez rallies behind Zapatero, calls for ‘respect for the presumption of innocence’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his ‘full support’ for former premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, after Spain’s High Court formally placed the veteran...
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...
Former Spanish PM Zapatero faces corruption probe over airline bailout
Spain’s former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been placed under formal investigation by Spain’s National Court over alleged influence peddling, money laundering and...
PP wins Andalusia election but loses majority, leaving it reliant on far-right Vox
The right-wing People’s Party (PP) has once again emerged victorious in Andalusia’s regional elections, but the loss of its overall majority means regional leader Juan...
Sánchez: Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation puts Spain ‘on right side of history’
Updated on Sunday 17 May at 13h. Spain’s boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s war in Gaza places the country ‘on the right...
‘Thank you, Tenerife’: WHO chief hails island’s ‘moral courage’ during hantavirus crisis
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued an open letter expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for what he described...
Israeli minister accuses Lamine Yamal of ‘fomenting hatred’ for waving Palestinian flag during Barça’s celebrations
Spain and FC Barcelona star player Lamine Yamal has come under criticism from Israel’s defence minister after waving a Palestinian flag during celebrations for Barça’s...
