
- May 26
Zapatero Case: Jewels, Secret Agendas, and 16 Million Euros Diverted from Plus Ultra Rescue to a Gold Trafficking Network
The judicial investigation tightens around former Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, with police seizing jewels and agendas from his office and tracing millions from the Plus Ultra airline bailout to opaque accounts linked to gold trafficking.
- May 26
PNV and Junts Tighten the Screws on Sánchez but Reject a No-Confidence Motion, Preferring an Early Election
The Basque PNV and Catalan Junts are intensifying pressure on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez over the Zapatero scandal, but both parties are cooling on a formal no-confidence motion, fearing it would benefit their rivals and force them into an alliance with the far-right.