Spain stands alone as EU backs tougher deportation rules and overseas return centres
Spain is set to remain the only European Union member state opposing a major overhaul of EU migration policy after Brussels reached a deal on...
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Spain granted citizenship to 300,000 foreigners in 2025 – highest annual figure since records began
Nearly 300,000 foreign nationals acquired Spanish citizenship in 2025, marking the highest annual figure since official records began more than a decade ago, according to...
Spanish PM’s brother goes on trial amid mounting pressure on government
The brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has become the first relative of a sitting premier in the country’s democratic history to stand trial...
US ambassador warns Spain over China while defending Trump’s criticism of Sánchez
The United States’ ambassador to Spain, Benjamin León Jr., has warned Madrid to tread carefully as it strengthens ties with China, urging the Spanish government...
Sánchez continues to back Zapatero during visit with Pope amid mounting corruption probes
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted on Wednesday that there was ‘no reason’ to withdraw support for former socialist (PSOE) premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,...
Spanish anti-corruption police seize documents from ruling socialist party HQ
Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a widening corruption investigation that...
Judge delays Zapatero’s Plus Ultra testimony as police seize jewellery and luxury watches from safe
Spain’s High Court judge José Luis Calama has agreed to postpone former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s first appearance as a formal suspect in...
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...
