- 2h ago
72 dead as 60,000 migrants storm Ceuta; EU calls crisis meeting, Belgium demands Schengen suspension
At least 72 migrants drowned trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco this week, as 60,000 crossed illegally. Belgium's liberal MR party now demands Spain's partial suspension from the Schengen free-travel zone.
- 4h ago
EU erupts in diplomatic row as 22 nations demand border crackdown after 50,000 migrants enter Ceuta
A diplomatic firestorm has erupted after 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain's African exclave of Ceuta, with Italy and Denmark rallying 22 EU nations to demand a border crackdown while Madrid accuses them of political exploitation.
- 5h ago
EU split over migration after 60,000 cross into Ceuta; 22 leaders demand border crackdown
After 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, 22 EU leaders signed a letter calling for stronger external borders, while Spain accused some partners of 'selfish' reactions and Italy suspended Schengen rules.
- 11h ago
Feijóo denounces 'premeditated occupation' as 60,000 migrants enter Ceuta, blames Sánchez
The PP leader visits Ceuta after 50,000 to 60,000 people crossed from Morocco, accusing the government of inaction and demanding to know if it had prior intelligence.
- 11h ago
Trump hails Morocco's king as 'pillar of stability', reaffirms Western Sahara claim and calls Spain's Ceuta response a 'catastrophe'
While Washington hails Rabat as its oldest ally, the White House has sharply criticised Madrid over the entry of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta, exposing a widening rift in US policy towards the western Mediterranean.
- 14h ago
Sánchez shares summer playlist on Instagram as Ceuta reels from mass border crossing
The Spanish prime minister's Instagram video, featuring 31 songs from artists like Charli XCX and Quevedo, drew sharp criticism as authorities worked to return thousands of migrants who crossed from Morocco.
- 14h ago
Spain's wildfire pact deadlocked as experts warn 'our future depends on it' and state aerial fleet shrinks 38%
As wildfires have burned more than 67,000 hectares in Madrid and continue to devour forests in Valencia, experts are pleading for a state pact that rises above party politics, while the government and opposition remain locked in a dispute over whether the agreement should be framed as a climate emergency pact or a narrower firefighting plan.
- 16h ago
Sánchez flies to Lanzarote vacation amid Ceuta migrant crisis, posts summer playlist and draws fire
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez began his summer break in Lanzarote on 1 August, posting an Instagram video with his Spotify playlist, while opposition leader Feijóo toured Ceuta and called the migrant surge a 'premeditated occupation'.
- 22h ago
Spain builds sea barrier in Ceuta after 60,000 migrants cross from Morocco, death toll reaches 67
Around 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave on Thursday and Friday, overwhelming the city of 83,000. Spain began installing a 500-metre floating barrier on Saturday as the death toll rose to 67.
- 2d ago
Spanish judge orders analysis of 82 bank accounts, including six from PSOE, in Leire Díez corruption probe
Audiencia Nacional judge Santiago Pedraz has ordered 12 banks to hand over data on 82 accounts linked to the ruling Socialist Party and several defendants, seeking evidence of payments to former party militant Leire Díez and a network allegedly used to obstruct judicial investigations.
- 3d ago
Spain wildfires burn 88,000 hectares, force 115,000 evacuations as firefighting pilots run out of flying hours
In the worst wildfire outbreak on record, more than 115,000 people were ordered to evacuate across several Spanish regions in the past week, while exhausted firefighting pilots warn they will soon be grounded by flight‑hour regulations.
- 3d ago
Spain deploys army to Ceuta after thousands of migrants cross from Morocco, one dead
At least one person died as thousands of migrants, mostly young men, swam and climbed fences into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting Madrid to deploy 60 soldiers and the regional leader to declare an 'absolute humanitarian emergency'.
- 3d ago
At least 72 dead as 50,000 migrants cross from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta in single day
At least 72 people died and tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on 30 July, overwhelming the city of 85,000 and triggering a political crisis across the European Union.
- 4d ago
Spanish PM's wife Begoña Gómez switches lawyer ahead of jury trial for influence peddling and embezzlement
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has replaced her defense lawyer, former interior minister Antonio Camacho, with Mallorcan criminal law expert Jaime Campaner as she prepares to face a jury trial.
- 4d ago
Ayuso's partner lists second luxury flat for 1.6 million euros as Madrid 'secret penthouse' scandal deepens
Alberto González Amador, partner of Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, put a second apartment on the market this Friday, hours after the government's purchase of a 485-square-metre penthouse near her family home triggered opposition calls for her resignation and a criminal complaint for embezzlement.
- 4d ago
Witness in Spanish judicial probe says Leire Díez invoked 'the One' and confirmed it meant PM Sánchez
Daniel Mateo, a Guardia Civil collaborator, testified in Madrid that the former PSOE fixer repeatedly claimed to act on behalf of 'the One' and, when pressed, replied 'the one is Pedro'.
- 4d ago
García-Page slams government corruption pardons as 'chantaje independentista', PP cries double standards
Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page broke with the Sánchez government on Wednesday, saying the partial pardon of former Catalan parliament speaker Laura Borràs damaged credibility in the fight against corruption, while PP regional leader Paco Núñez accused him of ignoring a similar pardon for a socialist ex-mayor.
- 4d ago
Sánchez urges Feijóo to join climate pact as wildfires scorch 170,000 hectares, accuses right of denialism
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez closed the political year with a call for a state pact on climate emergency, accusing the conservative PP and far-right Vox of fuelling denialism as wildfires have burned over 170,000 hectares across Spain.
- 5d ago
Zaragoza chosen for Spain's new public health agency, sparking backlash from losing cities
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Zaragoza as the seat of the new Agencia Estatal de Salud Pública on Tuesday, triggering sharp criticism from cities that lost out, including Oviedo, Granada, Barcelona and Lugo.
- 5d ago
Sánchez opens election campaign from Moncloa with economic data blitz and defense of family in corruption cases
Pedro Sánchez used his end-of-term press conference at Moncloa to tout economic gains and defend his wife and brother against corruption cases, framing the judicial scrutiny as a political attack ahead of elections.
