Sumar Reaffirms Policy Goals Amidst Government Instability
Sumar, a Spanish coalition of left-wing parties, held a meeting to reaffirm its commitment to key policy goals after Junts suspended negotiations with the government, jeopardizing the implementation of measures like work hour reduction and rental market regulation.
Sumar Reaffirms Policy Goals Amidst Government Instability
Sumar, a Spanish coalition of left-wing parties, held a meeting to reaffirm its commitment to key policy goals after Junts suspended negotiations with the government, jeopardizing the implementation of measures like work hour reduction and rental market regulation.
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60% Bias Score
Junqueras and Puigdemont Meet, Signaling Potential United Front on Catalan Independence
Oriol Junqueras and Carles Puigdemont met in Waterloo on Thursday to coordinate efforts for Catalonia's future, initiating a new phase in their relationship amid the Spanish government's delays on key agreements.
Junqueras and Puigdemont Meet, Signaling Potential United Front on Catalan Independence
Oriol Junqueras and Carles Puigdemont met in Waterloo on Thursday to coordinate efforts for Catalonia's future, initiating a new phase in their relationship amid the Spanish government's delays on key agreements.
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52% Bias Score
PP seeks cross-party support for tax cuts and housing reform in 2025
The Spanish Popular Party (PP) plans to break Pedro Sánchez's parliamentary majority in 2025 by negotiating with Junts and PNV to pass tax cuts and a comprehensive housing plan, involving four law reforms, mirroring their December 2024 success with similar cross-party agreements.
PP seeks cross-party support for tax cuts and housing reform in 2025
The Spanish Popular Party (PP) plans to break Pedro Sánchez's parliamentary majority in 2025 by negotiating with Junts and PNV to pass tax cuts and a comprehensive housing plan, involving four law reforms, mirroring their December 2024 success with similar cross-party agreements.
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40% Bias Score
PP Shifts Stance on Junts After Electricity Tax Deal
One week after the PP and Junts agreed to block a tax on electricity companies, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for the arrest of Junts leader Carles Puigdemont, marking a return to a hardline stance against Catalan independentists and revealing internal divisions within the PP.
PP Shifts Stance on Junts After Electricity Tax Deal
One week after the PP and Junts agreed to block a tax on electricity companies, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for the arrest of Junts leader Carles Puigdemont, marking a return to a hardline stance against Catalan independentists and revealing internal divisions within the PP.
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56% Bias Score
PP to Build "Alternative Opposition" in Spain, Focusing on Tax Cuts
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced a strategy of forming an "alternative opposition" in the Spanish Congress, focusing on tax cuts and forging agreements with Junts, Vox, and PNV to counter the government's fiscal policies; this follows a recent agreement with Junts to lower taxes on food, you...
PP to Build "Alternative Opposition" in Spain, Focusing on Tax Cuts
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced a strategy of forming an "alternative opposition" in the Spanish Congress, focusing on tax cuts and forging agreements with Junts, Vox, and PNV to counter the government's fiscal policies; this follows a recent agreement with Junts to lower taxes on food, you...
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56% Bias Score
Spain's 2025 Outlook: Economic Growth Amidst Political and Legal Challenges
The Spanish government anticipates challenges in 2025, including legal battles, budget approval, and maintaining parliamentary support, while highlighting strong economic growth and progress towards normalizing relations in Catalonia.
Spain's 2025 Outlook: Economic Growth Amidst Political and Legal Challenges
The Spanish government anticipates challenges in 2025, including legal battles, budget approval, and maintaining parliamentary support, while highlighting strong economic growth and progress towards normalizing relations in Catalonia.
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64% Bias Score
Puigdemont and Junqueras Meet, but Catalan Independence Unity Remains Elusive
Catalan independence leaders Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras met in Belgium on Thursday to discuss improving their strained relationship, resulting in a joint statement calling for a renewed independent movement, but with no specific action planned.
Puigdemont and Junqueras Meet, but Catalan Independence Unity Remains Elusive
Catalan independence leaders Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras met in Belgium on Thursday to discuss improving their strained relationship, resulting in a joint statement calling for a renewed independent movement, but with no specific action planned.
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60% Bias Score
Junts-PSOE Breakdown Threatens Spanish Government Stability
Negotiations between Spain's ruling PSOE and the Catalan Junts party are collapsing, jeopardizing agreements on Catalan autonomy and threatening the stability of the Spanish government; Junts is using a proposed vote of no confidence to pressure the PSOE.
Junts-PSOE Breakdown Threatens Spanish Government Stability
Negotiations between Spain's ruling PSOE and the Catalan Junts party are collapsing, jeopardizing agreements on Catalan autonomy and threatening the stability of the Spanish government; Junts is using a proposed vote of no confidence to pressure the PSOE.
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64% Bias Score
PP's Shift on Catalan Separatists: Pragmatism or Political Gamble?
In 2024, Spain's Partido Popular (PP) dramatically altered its stance on Catalan separatists, shifting from advocating for the dissolution of pro-independence parties to forging alliances with Junts, despite labeling their leader a fugitive, for political maneuvering, highlighting internal party div...
PP's Shift on Catalan Separatists: Pragmatism or Political Gamble?
In 2024, Spain's Partido Popular (PP) dramatically altered its stance on Catalan separatists, shifting from advocating for the dissolution of pro-independence parties to forging alliances with Junts, despite labeling their leader a fugitive, for political maneuvering, highlighting internal party div...
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48% Bias Score
Feijóo's Pragmatic Shift: Pacts with Junts Despite Ideological Differences
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo concluded 2024 having shifted from opposing to forming agreements with Junts, the Catalan separatist party, despite simultaneously calling for the arrest of its leader, Carles Puigdemont, due to parliamentary necessities. His actions highlight a complex political strat...
Feijóo's Pragmatic Shift: Pacts with Junts Despite Ideological Differences
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo concluded 2024 having shifted from opposing to forming agreements with Junts, the Catalan separatist party, despite simultaneously calling for the arrest of its leader, Carles Puigdemont, due to parliamentary necessities. His actions highlight a complex political strat...
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52% Bias Score
PP Criticizes Sánchez's Meeting with Puigdemont Despite Joint Parliamentary Action
The Spanish People's Party (PP) is criticizing Pedro Sánchez for his planned meeting with Carles Puigdemont, while simultaneously collaborating with Puigdemont's party, Junts, on a parliamentary vote against a new energy tax, creating a complex political situation in Spain.
PP Criticizes Sánchez's Meeting with Puigdemont Despite Joint Parliamentary Action
The Spanish People's Party (PP) is criticizing Pedro Sánchez for his planned meeting with Carles Puigdemont, while simultaneously collaborating with Puigdemont's party, Junts, on a parliamentary vote against a new energy tax, creating a complex political situation in Spain.
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68% Bias Score
PP and JxCat Defeat Energy Tax in Unexpected Alliance
The Spanish Popular Party (PP) and Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) unexpectedly joined forces to defeat a tax on large energy companies, resulting in an estimated annual revenue loss of 1,000-1,500 million euros and sparking internal conflict within the PP.
PP and JxCat Defeat Energy Tax in Unexpected Alliance
The Spanish Popular Party (PP) and Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) unexpectedly joined forces to defeat a tax on large energy companies, resulting in an estimated annual revenue loss of 1,000-1,500 million euros and sparking internal conflict within the PP.
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52% Bias Score