Pilar Alegría Archives - Spain in English

Spain leans towards China as EU is divided, with China keen on ‘unity & cooperation’

News Desk13th April 202515th April 2025

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China has urged Western nations to uphold multilateralism and engage in ‘unity and cooperation’, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Spanish Prime

Spain says social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X must be neutral, not interfere

News Desk7th January 202513th January 2025

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Social media platforms should be neutral and not interfere in other nations’ political affairs, the Spanish government’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Pilar Alegría was responding

New Spanish ambassador to Argentina appointed, ending spat over Sánchez’s wife

News Desk29th October 20244th November 2024

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Spain has appointed a new ambassador to Buenos Aires, five months after having withdrawn its envoy in a diplomatic dispute over Argentine President Javier Milei’s

Sánchez invokes his right not to testify in wife’s corruption probe, and files complaint against judge

News Desk30th July 20247th August 2024

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez invoked his right not to testify before a judge who went to his official residence in Madrid, Moncloa, for a scheduled

Spanish government slams ‘trumped-up’ charge against PM’s brother

News Desk12th June 202418th June 2024

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The Spanish government has lashed out over a new ‘trumped-up charge’ by a far-right linked group, this time targeting David Sánchez (left in main image),

Spanish PM’s wife, Begoña Gómez, summoned to testify in corruption probe

News Desk4th June 202411th June 2024

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A Madrid court on Tuesday issued a summons for Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to appear on 5 July as part

Former Spain coach Del Bosque to head commission overseeing football federation

News Desk2nd May 20247th May 2024

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Spain’s respected former coach Vicente del Bosque will lead the Spanish government’s commission overseeing the country’s football federation (RFEF), after a corruption investigation targeted the

‘Stay, Pedro! Don’t give up!’ – Thousands of Spanish PM’s supporters take to the streets

News Desk27th April 20242nd May 2024

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Thousands of supporters of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rallied at the headquarters of his socialist (PSOE) party on Saturday, imploring him not to step

Terror threat provokes tighter security at Champions League ties in Madrid

News Desk8th April 202415th April 2024

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Security is to be reinforced at Champions League quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday in Madrid following a communication outlet supporting the Islamic State group

Spanish government ‘absolutely rejects’ latest proposal for Catalan independence referendum

News Desk3rd April 202410th April 2024

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The Spanish government has been quick to reject a new proposal for a Catalan independence referendum put forward by the current Catalan president, Pere Aragonès of

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