- 6d ago
Aagesen tells Senate committee she never faced pressure over pandemic rescue loans to Air Europa, Tubos Reunidos
Spanish Vice President Sara Aagesen told a Senate investigative committee on Wednesday that she never received any pressure or indications from the government or political parties regarding the approval of pandemic-era rescue loans to companies including Air Europa and Tubos Reunidos.
- Jun 30
PP summons Zapatero again as Senate corruption probes intensify, with July packed with testimonies
Spain's opposition Partido Popular announced a new round of Senate committee summonses, including former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, as it escalates investigations into alleged government corruption linked to state-backed company rescues.
- Jun 22
Spain's regions force pro-hunting wolf report to Brussels, overriding government protests
Sixteen of Spain's autonomous communities voted on Monday to endorse a report asserting the wolf population is in a favorable conservation status, a step that could allow controlled hunting, in defiance of the central government's protectionist stance.
- Jun 18
PSOE councillors in Carboneras block hotel demolition order again, party suspends them
Five PSOE councillors in Carboneras voted with two non-attached members to postpone annulment of the building permit for the illegal El Algarrobico hotel, defying party orders and triggering their immediate suspension.
- Jun 17
Spain on alert for first heatwave of summer: temperatures to hit 42 °C, nights will stay above 20 °C
Aemet has issued a special warning for a 'very intense' and persistent heat episode that will push daytime temperatures to 40–42 °C across much of the peninsula and keep nighttime lows above 20 °C from Saturday.
