Fast-spreading wildfire kills at least 12 in southern Spain Twenty-three people missing and four Britons thought to be among those who died trying to flee Almería blaze The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
Trump Threatens to Cut All Trade with Spain After NATO Ally Refuses 5% Defence Spending Target President Trump has ordered a halt to US trade with Spain due to its refusal to meet NATO's 5% GDP defence spending target, escalating tensions within the alliance International Business Times UK · Jul 9
Trump Orders End to U.S. Trade With Spain After Madrid Rejects NATO Spending Target: 'A Terrible Partner' Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sought to downplay the dispute saying he had a cordial conversation with Trump in which the two briefly discussed football and golf Latin Times · Jul 8
Trump tempers fury with allies and ends 'tremendously successful' NATO summit on high note European leaders showcased their surging defence spending at the summit as they looked to convince Trump they're making good on a pledge to ramp up budgets and take more responsibility for their own security. Euronews · Jul 8
Spanish PM Sánchez says ties with US 'very positive' after Trump threat to cut all trade Clashes with Trump and Israel have made Sánchez, one of the few remaining openly leftist voices in a Europe increasingly dominated by right-wing politics, a hero to many progressives around the world. Euronews · Jul 8
'Wasted cause': Why Trump wants to cut off trade with Spain US President Donald Trump ordered his Treasury Secretary to cut off all trade with Spain on Wednesday, calling the NATO ally "a wasted cause", "a terrible partner," "hopeless," and "bad people" at a press conference alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara. The Times of India · Jul 8
Trump attacks Spain calling it a 'wasted cause' and orders trade to stop The US president had already threatened in March to take economic reprisals against Spain after Moncloa blocked the use of the Rota and Morón bases for Washington’s bombing campaign against Iran. Euronews · Jul 8
Spain’s conservatives and far-right Vox increase ties with Andalucía coalition Deal including ‘national priority’ policy brings prospect closer of countrywide agreement between parties The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
Almost 1.2 million apply for Spain's migrant regularisation scheme, official figures show Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has touted the benefits of immigration and the vast regularisation scheme for sectors such as construction that need to boost their workforce. Euronews · Jul 2
Manfred Weber attacks Pedro Sánchez on migration as EPP takes a tougher stance The EPP leader slammed Spain’s regularisation of undocumented migrants in an exclusive interview with Euronews. Weber's party is calling to suspend the right to asylum in specific circumstances. Euronews · Jul 1
One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme Programme offering a one-year residence and work permit attracts double expected number of applicants The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Over 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation, PM Pedro Sánchez says Sánchez has long argued that immigrants are needed to sustain the economy, the welfare state and pensions amid Spain's ageing population and depopulation in rural regions. Euronews · Jun 30
World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela World leaders are reacting with offers and solidarity after two powerful earthquakes shook Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 164 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings The Independent UK · Jun 25
Pedro Sánchez tells Congress: 'I never knew of, nor would I have tolerated, any of these practices' Junts, the Catalan pro-independence party whose seven MPs were instrumental in securing his return to power in 2023, called on the prime minister to resign and allow another Socialist leader to take over the government. Euronews · Jun 24
Euronews · Jun 24 Europe Today: Sánchez under pressure as Europe backs Ukraine Europe's five leading military powers meet in Berlin to discuss support for Ukraine and tougher sanctions on Russia, while US-Iran negotiations continue in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faces pressure over a widening corruption scandal.
International Business Times · Jun 22 Pedro Sánchez's Wife Barred From Leaving Spain as Corruption Case Heads to Trial A Spanish court has ordered Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, to surrender her passport and barred her from leaving the country.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22 Spanish PM’s former right-hand man jailed for 24 years for corruption José Luis Ábalos found to have taken bribes on Covid-era public contracts in damaging blow to Pedro Sánchez
Euronews · Jun 22 Spain's Supreme Court jails former socialist minister for 24 years in COVID corruption case A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts.
Latin Times · Jun 21 Live: Colombia Votes Calmly in a High-Stakes Runoff as Espriella and Cepeda Cast Ballots Colombia's runoff unfolds calmly: Espriella and Cepeda have voted, polls close at 4 p.m., and only a boat fire disrupted the day.
AAP · Jun 20 Spanish judge orders prime minister's wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passport A Spanish investigative judge has ruled that the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will face trial on charges of influence peddling and corruption
Euronews · Jun 20 Wife of Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez has passport revoked as court orders corruption trial The case is one of several corruption affairs that have embroiled the Socialist leader’s family and former allies, threatening to topple his minority coalition government.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20 Spanish PM’s wife to stand trial on corruption charges and banned from leaving country Begoña Gómez has also been banned from leaving the country as her husband, Pedro Sánchez, says the case is politically motivated
Euronews · Jun 19 Sánchez backs international dialogue against other leaders: 'A Europe open to the world' Spain’s prime minister used the European Council summit to urge a more ambitious multiannual budget, and voiced solidarity with Meloni after Trump said she begged him for a photo.
Euronews · Jun 19 'Not our Europe': Macron and Sánchez slam 'ineffective' return hubs for migrants "I don't know if these are the fundamental principles on which our Europe was built," Emmanuel Macron said as he strongly criticized the increasingly popular project to build return hubs for rejected asylum seekers.
Latin Times · Jun 19 Colombia Presidential Runoff This Sunday: De la Espriella Leads, but the Margins Are Shrinking Colombia votes Sunday in a tense presidential runoff: de la Espriella leads Cepeda in late polls as 408,000 troops deploy and a ceasefire takes hold.