Spain faces third consecutive year of rollover budget after MPs vote down plan
Spain is set to begin 2026 without a fresh national budget for the third consecutive year, after MPs on Thursday once again voted down the...
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Spain’s former transport minister detained without bail in corruption investigation
Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the detention of Spain’s former transport minister and a top confidant of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, placing him at...
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...
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...
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...
Valencia’s ex-leader grilled over deadly floods, claims missed calls were due to phone ‘in his backpack’
The embattled yet still-serving president of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón (main image), told MPs on Monday that officials were unaware people were drowning during...
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 court preparing trial for former transport minister José Luis Ábalos
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday started preparations for the country’s former transport minister, José Luis Ábalos (main image), once a close ally of Prime Minister Pedro...
Spanish PM denies corruption in rowdy senate hearing, calling it a ‘circus’ and ‘witch hunt’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday angrily rejected allegations of Socialist Party (PSOE) corruption during a stormy appearance before a Senate inquiry, dismissing the...
Families of Spain’s flood victims express grief and anger at one-year memorial
LATEST: Carlos Mazón, leader of flood-hit Valencia, finally resigns. Spain on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of last year’s catastrophic floods, which claimed more than...
