‘A Spanish judge has ordered the trial of 40 individuals, including former mayors and businessmen affiliated to the ruling Popular Party (PP), on charges of involvement in a kickback scheme and alleged corruption crimes. On […]
‘Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that populism and demagoguery would be no option out of the country’s economic situation. In his last annual state of the nation debate on Tuesday, Rajoy warned against […]
‘The United Kingdom and Spain have expressed opposition to the provision of lethal military aid to Ukraine, highlighting that the settlement of hostilities between pro-Russia forces and the Ukrainian military has to come through dialogue. […]
Bankers never go to jail. This is one of the unwritten new laws to which most of us have grown wearily accustomed in this new post-crisis reality. Also begrudgingly taken for granted is the fact […]
‘Spaniards have held demonstrations in the capital Madrid and 20 other cities to protest against a new government law which bans unauthorized public gatherings. Hundreds of protesters marched in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square […]
‘The political centre across southern Europe is disintegrating. Establishment parties of centre-left and centre-right – La Casta, as they say in Spain – have successively immolated themselves enforcing EMU debt-deflation. Spain’s neo-Bolivarian Podemos party refuses […]
‘After the left-wing Syriza party notched an impressive victory in Greece’s recent parliamentary elections, a gust of energy has swept across debt-laden southern Europe, which has borne the brunt of the eurozone’s fiscal crisis. In […]
‘The results of a new opinion poll indicate that Spain’s anti-austerity party, Podemos, is getting more currency ahead of the 2015 elections. According to the study by the CIS state research institute, the findings of […]
‘Tens of thousands of people have massed in central Madrid for a rally organised by radical Spanish leftists Podemos. The “March for Change” is one of the party’s first outdoor mass rallies, as it looks […]
‘Spain’s ambassador to the United Nations is blaming Israel for the death of a Spanish U.N. peacekeeper during the Israeli military’s exchange of fire with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in the occupied Shebaa Farms. […]
‘”History is knocking at our door,” declared Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the leftwing coalition party of Syriza in Greece, during a speech addressed to thousands of supporters in Athens on Thursday night as he […]
‘The former finance chief for Spain’s ruling Popular Party says Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was aware of the payoffs to the party members “from the very beginning.” On Friday, Luis Barcenas said the ruling party […]
‘Spanish Princess Cristina de Borbon, the sister of King Felipe VI, is set to stand trial for tax fraud after her appeal was dismissed by a court. The trial of Cristina, 49, is expected to […]