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Spain’s Sánchez to ask early implementation of EU pact on migration
Est. 3minSanchez's pleas to Brussels come amid an increasing humanitarian crisis at home.
Hungary denies involvement in €9.2 million loan to Spain’s far-right Vox party
Est. 3minMBH is Hungary's second-largest bank and is 30.5% owned by the Hungarian state.
Spain rejects Israel’s accusations of alleged antisemitism following pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Est. 2min“It is unacceptable for a democratic society to allow the advocacy of terrorism and the celebration of crimes against humanity perpetrated by Hamas,” Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday (6 October).
Spanish far-right MEP Alvise Pérez admits to illegal campaign financing on social media
Est. 2minSpanish far-right MEP Alvise Pérez admitted that he received €100,000 in undeclared cryptocurrencies from a businessman to partially finance his campaign for the European elections, and called for a 'tax rebellion' against the Spanish state.
CJEU upholds European Parliament’s decision to deny Catalan separatists leaders’ MEP seats
Est. 4minThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday (26 September) ruled in favour of the former European Parliament president to deny former Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín their MEP seats in Strasbourg in 2019.
Spanish far-right MEP Alvise Pérez implicated in black money campaign funding scandal
Est. 4minSpanish far-right MEP Alvise Pérez has been accused of accepting money from the head of a cryptocurrency firm and not declaring it to the tax authorities following an investigation by eldiaro.es published on Wednesday (25 September).
European Parliament recognises opposition Edmundo González as legitimate president of Venezuela
Est. 2minThe European Parliament recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected president of the country with a non-binding resolution passed on Thursday (19 September).
Spain’s centre-right leader compares Sánchez to former dictator Franco
Est. 2minPartido Popular (PP/EPP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo on Wednesday (18 September) compared Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to the late dictator Francisco Franco over a controversial media transparency plan presented on Tuesday (17 September).
Sanchez hails ‘greatest-ever’ influence on Brussels after Ribera portfolio reveal
Est. 5minWith Teresa Ribera getting what is set to be the highly coveted role of executive vice-presidency for clean, fair and competitive transition in von der Leyen’s newly proposed team, Spain could be on its way to having the most influence it has ever had in Brussels, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez boasted on Tuesday.
Hard-right Vox party fails to disclose identity of lender of €9 million election loan
Est. 3minThe hard-right Vox party is allegedly violating Spanish law by hiding a €9.2 million bank loan used to finance its 2023 election campaigns, El País reported on Monday (16 September), while the party says it wants to protect lenders from 'stigma'.
Venezuela recalls Spanish ambassador after Madrid’s accusations against Maduro’s regime
Est. 3minVenezuela has recalled its Spanish ambassador to Caracas for consultations this Friday (13 September) following Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles's (PSOE/S&D) declarations of “persecution” and “limitation of fundamental rights” against political opponents in the Maduro regime.
Spain’s Sánchez to seek a unified EU approach to solve Venezuelan political crisis
Est. 3minSpain will not recognise Edmundo González Urrutia's claimed victory in Venezuela's recent election but will work towards a unified EU stance to negotiate with Nicolás Maduro’s regime for a resolution to the political crisis, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) said on Wednesday (11 September).
Spanish judge rejects Puigdemont appeal, confirms amnesty law does not apply
Est. 4minSpain's Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena confirmed on Tuesday that he will not apply the controversial amnesty law to Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont given that some of the crimes he is accused of is not covered by the grace norm.
Spain did Maduro a ‘favour’ by granting asylum to opposition leader, centre-right PP argues
Est. 3minVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro must be "celebrating" Spain's decision to grant asylum to the opposition's widely recognised winner of the July 28 elections, leader of Spain's People's Party (Partido Popular/EPP) Alberto Núñez Feijóo said on Monday.
Madrid and the EU working on emergency plan to alleviate migration crisis
Est. 4minThe Spanish government is working against the clock to come up with a temporary 'strategic plan' to alleviate the severe migration crisis in the Canary Islands and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (in North Africa), while the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has encouraged Madrid to formally ask for help to contain the humanitarian emergency.
Spanish socialists should not follow far-right’s discourse on migration, left-wing Sumar says
Est. 3minSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) should not “fall into the temptation” of echoing the discourse of the far-right as a possible electoral hook, a minister from left-wing coalition partner Sumar on Tuesday (3 September).
Canary Islands government accuses Spanish State of ‘abandoning’ the region amid a serious migratory crisis
Est. 4minThe Spanish State is leaving the Canary Islands “abandoned” in the face of the current serious migratory crisis it is facing, the president of the Spanish autonomous region, Fernando Clavijo, said on Monday, while assuring that his government is mulling taking legal action against the government.
Spain does not rule out sanctions against Maduro’s regime
Est. 3minSpanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares (PSOE/S&D) on Monday demanded that Venezuela "immediately" publish the results of last July's elections, under the threat that Spain could impose sanctions on the South American country.
Spanish government under threat as row with Catalan separatists over tax autonomy intensifies
Est. 3minThe Spanish government could face instability after the Catalonian pro-independence ERC party warned that it could block the national budget for 2025 if Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez fails to clarify provisions for a Catalan tax agency in a recently signed pact.
Spanish prosecutors step up hate crime probe after far right used child murder to falsely blame migrants
Est. 3minSpanish prosecutors are stepping up investigations into hate crimes on social media after the country's two main far-right parties - SALF and VOX - stepped up their bashing of African migrants following the murder of an 11-year-old boy over the weekend, although police later identified the perpetrator as Spanish.
Spanish MEP causes controversy with racist child murder ‘fake news’
Est. 4minThe new rising star of the Spanish far right, Alvise Pérez, is using the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy in central Spain last Sunday to spread racist and xenophobic messages against immigrants, especially those of African origin.
Spain’s far-right ‘star’ launches raffle for his MEP salary, requires participants to provide personal data
Est. 4minMEP Alvise Pérez, the controversial leader of Spain's new far-right formation Se Acabó la Fiesta, began his weekend “raffling” his MEP salary in exchange for participants handing over a large amount of personal data, which experts say could violate national and European data protection rules.
EU Parliament’s Jaume Duch becomes minister in Catalonia’s new government; details of Puigdemont’s flight revealed
Est. 5minThe European Parliament's spokesman, Jaume Duch, will be the new regional minister for the European Union and external action in the newly formed progressive Catalan government, sources told Euractiv's partner EFE.
Catalan police does not believe ‘fake news’ that Puigdemont is in Belgium, they still search for him in Barcelona
Est. 5minThere is so far "no objective element" to confirm that former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont managed to flee Spain for Belgium after his controversial visit to Barcelona on Thursday (8 August), according to Catalan police chief Eduard Sallent.