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Pressure group accusing Begoña Gómez of corruption admits media reports allegations were based on may not be trueProsecutors in Madrid have asked a judge to throw out a preliminary corruption investigation against the wife of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as the pressure group behind the complaint admitted its allegations may be based on […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez, in the spotlight after a court opened a graft inquiry into her business dealings, has played a key role in her husband's political ascension.

The Spanish government decided Thursday to create a commission to 'oversee' the country's scandal-hit football federation (RFEF) and try to pull it out of crisis.

Pedro Sánchez accuses opponents of ‘bullying operation’ conducted against him and his wife, Begoña GómezOn Wednesday night, Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, abruptly announced he was cancelling his public duties for the rest of the week and considering resigning from office. He said he would announce his decision on Monday. […]

Tourist hotspots around Europe are on a crusade to deal with surging visitor numbers. Is it the end of mass tourism in Europe?

The head of Spain's main opposition party on Thursday accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of making a "show" by speaking of a possible resignation after a court opened a corruption probe targeting his wife.

Pedro Sánchez will soon announce whether he’ll step down as Spanish PM amid a corruption probe involving his wife. What happens if he resigns? Who would be Spain’s next Prime Minister? And would there be new elections?

You may wonder how Spaniards make it all the way until 2pm or even later for lunchtime, their main meal of the day. The trick is that they don’t, in many parts of Spain they’ll have a merienda or snack to tide them over, but in Valencia, they’ll have el esmorzaret.

Pedro Sánchez halts public duties, hitting out at opponents after court launches inquiry into alleged corruption by Begoña GómezQ&A: why is Sánchez considering resigning from office?Spain’s socialist prime minister has cancelled his public duties for the rest of the week and said he is considering resigning, blaming a “harassment and bullying […]

Buying an illegally built property in Spain is fairly common but can have several consequences down the line. Here's what you need to know, how to make it legal, whether you can sell it, and the benefits of doing so.

Whether it be hotel prices rising or shortages in the aviation sector making flights more expensive, a summer vacation in Spain this year is likely to cost more than last year.

Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis‘Why we need a global tax on billionaires’The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and […]

Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisisBillionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund convened for the spring meetings last week, it was all about the really big questions. What can the international […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Wednesday he was weighing the possibility of resigning after a court opened an investigation into his wife Begoña Gómez on suspicion of graft.

The Canary Parliament has voted against introducing an ecotax for holidaymakers or banning the sale of properties to non-residents, following huge protests over the weekend against mass tourism in the Spanish archipelago.

Something foreigners often pick up on while in Spain is that it's common for Spaniards to shout out ‘¡Jesús!’ when somebody sneezes. Why is this the case?

The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more backWhen Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she […]

On 25 April 1974, an almost-bloodless coup brought down more than 40 years of dictatorship in Portugal and ended Europe’s longest-lasting dictatorshipBy Jonathan Steele and Antonio de Figueiredo26 April 1974 Continue reading...

A Madrid court said Wednesday it had opened a preliminary investigation into Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, on suspicion of influence peddling and corruption.

The regional government of the Balearic Islands is preparing a decree law that will allow the regularisation of more than 30,000 homes which were illegally built over the years on rural land.

A Spanish judge probing the alleged hacking of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's and other MP's phones with Pegasus spyware has reopened the investigation after getting documents from French judicial authorities, a court said Tuesday.

A top drug trafficker is on the run after accidentally being bailed from jail in Spain, officials said Tuesday, dodging a bid to extradite him to the Netherlands where his Mocro Maffia gang is based.

Who has to pay the real estate agent commission (usually equivalent to one month's rent) in Spain: the landlord or the new tenant? And are there exceptions to the rules or underhand tricks agents use to get tenants to cough up more money?

Spain's left-wing government on Tuesday upped the pressure on the Catholic Church to compensate victims of sexual abuse committed on its watch.

The regional government of Madrid is finalising the approval of the so-called Mbappé Law, a very favourable new personal income tax regime for foreigners who settle and invest in the Spanish capital.

More than half of British residents in Spain haven't yet exchange their green EU residency certificates for the new TIE cards. If you still haven't and you want to, here's how to go about with new updated info for 2024.

Spanish-German company announces layoffs as conditions in north-eastern Spain hit grape productionThe Spanish-German cava giant Freixenet, known for its distinctive black glass bottles of sparkling wine, is to furlough 80% of its workers in Catalonia as the north-eastern Spanish region struggles with a drought that has lasted more than three years and […]

The Catalan government is offering a grant of up to €40,000 for those who want to buy a house to renovate in municipalities of less than 500 inhabitants in the region.

The Pamplona ‘wolf pack’ trial exposed the deep roots of sexism – and how all of us must fight itFor three and a half years, we worked in secret. Our families didn’t know what we were doing. Neither did our friends. We were making a film about the case that had triggered Spain’s 2018 #MeToo movement and secrecy was how we could best protect the […]

Predicted surge fails to materialise, leaving alliance of ruling PNV and socialists most likely outcomeA leftwing coalition of Basque separatists partly descended from the political wing of the defunct terrorist group Eta has made historic election gains in the northern Spanish region, but was pipped to first place by the ruling, centrist Basque Nationalist […]