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Spain's Railway Network Faces Two More Years of Issues Due to Aging and New Train Problems
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente announced at least two more years of incidents on the railway network, due to new trains presenting problems and coexistence with obsolete ones, coinciding with an Adif IT system failure causing delays.
Spain's Railway Network Faces Two More Years of Issues Due to Aging and New Train Problems
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente announced at least two more years of incidents on the railway network, due to new trains presenting problems and coexistence with obsolete ones, coinciding with an Adif IT system failure causing delays.
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28% Bias Score
Fire Halts High-Speed Rail in Southern Spain
A fire near Cordoba, Spain, on Sunday halted high-speed train traffic between Malaga, Granada, and Almería for several hours, causing significant delays to multiple AVE and Avant services, as well as impacting regional lines; service was restored around 6 PM.
Fire Halts High-Speed Rail in Southern Spain
A fire near Cordoba, Spain, on Sunday halted high-speed train traffic between Malaga, Granada, and Almería for several hours, causing significant delays to multiple AVE and Avant services, as well as impacting regional lines; service was restored around 6 PM.
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Official's Career Ends Amidst Train Size Scandal
Isabel Pardo de Vera's career, marked by rapid advancement in Adif and the Ministry of Transport, ended abruptly due to a scandal involving incompatible train sizes, despite her extensive experience in infrastructure projects and key roles in public works.
Spanish Official's Career Ends Amidst Train Size Scandal
Isabel Pardo de Vera's career, marked by rapid advancement in Adif and the Ministry of Transport, ended abruptly due to a scandal involving incompatible train sizes, despite her extensive experience in infrastructure projects and key roles in public works.
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64% Bias Score
Vitoria's High-Speed Rail Station Delayed, Track Burying Postponed
Vitoria's new high-speed train station, opening in 2030, will precede an 8km freight bypass, while the promised burying of the train tracks is postponed indefinitely, despite government assurances.
Vitoria's High-Speed Rail Station Delayed, Track Burying Postponed
Vitoria's new high-speed train station, opening in 2030, will precede an 8km freight bypass, while the promised burying of the train tracks is postponed indefinitely, despite government assurances.
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36% Bias Score
Cable Theft Disrupts Madrid-Andalusia Train Service
Cable theft in Toledo on May 5th, 2025, disrupted train service between Madrid and Andalusia, affecting over 10,700 passengers and 30 trains, causing delays and prompting an investigation by authorities.
Cable Theft Disrupts Madrid-Andalusia Train Service
Cable theft in Toledo on May 5th, 2025, disrupted train service between Madrid and Andalusia, affecting over 10,700 passengers and 30 trains, causing delays and prompting an investigation by authorities.
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44% Bias Score
Last-Minute Deal Averts Catalonia Rail Strike, but Strains Political Relations
A seven-day railway strike in Catalonia was averted through last-minute concessions to unions, but this deal jeopardizes a 2023 agreement to transfer Rodalies from Renfe to the regional government and has strained relations between the central government and Catalan independentistas.
Last-Minute Deal Averts Catalonia Rail Strike, but Strains Political Relations
A seven-day railway strike in Catalonia was averted through last-minute concessions to unions, but this deal jeopardizes a 2023 agreement to transfer Rodalies from Renfe to the regional government and has strained relations between the central government and Catalan independentistas.
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48% Bias Score
Pardo de Vera Denies Corruption, Blames Ábalos' Advisor
Isabel Pardo de Vera, former Adif president, denied involvement in the Koldo corruption case, claiming she reported her advisor's inappropriate behavior to the minister, who was seemingly unaware. A judge confiscated her passport and prohibited her from leaving Spain.
Pardo de Vera Denies Corruption, Blames Ábalos' Advisor
Isabel Pardo de Vera, former Adif president, denied involvement in the Koldo corruption case, claiming she reported her advisor's inappropriate behavior to the minister, who was seemingly unaware. A judge confiscated her passport and prohibited her from leaving Spain.
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44% Bias Score
Zaldívar Testifies on Ábalos' Partner's Adif Employment
Former Adif executive Ignacio Zaldívar testified in a Senate committee that Adif president Isabel Pardo de Vera informed him about Jésica R., former partner of Minister José Luis Ábalos, who was employed at Adif from March 2019 to September 2021 through Ineco and Tragsatec, despite admitting to the ...
Zaldívar Testifies on Ábalos' Partner's Adif Employment
Former Adif executive Ignacio Zaldívar testified in a Senate committee that Adif president Isabel Pardo de Vera informed him about Jésica R., former partner of Minister José Luis Ábalos, who was employed at Adif from March 2019 to September 2021 through Ineco and Tragsatec, despite admitting to the ...
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52% Bias Score
Guardia Civil Implicates Top Officials in Spanish Bid-Rigging Scheme
A Guardia Civil report alleges former Adif president Isabel Pardo de Vera and Koldo García, advisor to ex-Minister José Luis Ábalos, manipulated public contracts to benefit companies like Acciona, involving 14 projects and documented in 490 pages of evidence, including intercepted communications.
Guardia Civil Implicates Top Officials in Spanish Bid-Rigging Scheme
A Guardia Civil report alleges former Adif president Isabel Pardo de Vera and Koldo García, advisor to ex-Minister José Luis Ábalos, manipulated public contracts to benefit companies like Acciona, involving 14 projects and documented in 490 pages of evidence, including intercepted communications.
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56% Bias Score
Tragsatec Manager Denies Timecard Responsibility Amidst Allegations of Irregularities
Sergio Bote, Tragsatec's financial manager, testified in the Senate about Jésica R.'s employment, stating he doesn't control timecards but learned of her missing timecard in March 2021. This follows Virginia Barbancho's testimony alleging irregularities and pressure from Adif to ignore them.
Tragsatec Manager Denies Timecard Responsibility Amidst Allegations of Irregularities
Sergio Bote, Tragsatec's financial manager, testified in the Senate about Jésica R.'s employment, stating he doesn't control timecards but learned of her missing timecard in March 2021. This follows Virginia Barbancho's testimony alleging irregularities and pressure from Adif to ignore them.
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Investigation Uncovers Bribery Scheme Involving Former Transport Minister
A Spanish investigation implicates former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos in bribery related to Air Europa's bailout and the hiring of associates in public companies, with evidence including cash payments, a luxury villa stay, and incriminating messages; a former Adif president faces potential c...
Spanish Investigation Uncovers Bribery Scheme Involving Former Transport Minister
A Spanish investigation implicates former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos in bribery related to Air Europa's bailout and the hiring of associates in public companies, with evidence including cash payments, a luxury villa stay, and incriminating messages; a former Adif president faces potential c...
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52% Bias Score
Catalonia Addresses Rail Disruptions with Ten-Point Plan
Following a week of major disruptions to Catalonia's Rodalies commuter rail service, including a partial ceiling collapse at El Prat airport station, Renfe, Adif, and the Catalan government agreed on a ten-point plan to improve service, involving increased staffing, a new coordination office, and ex...
Catalonia Addresses Rail Disruptions with Ten-Point Plan
Following a week of major disruptions to Catalonia's Rodalies commuter rail service, including a partial ceiling collapse at El Prat airport station, Renfe, Adif, and the Catalan government agreed on a ten-point plan to improve service, involving increased staffing, a new coordination office, and ex...
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48% Bias Score
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