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Madrid Government Under Investigation for Alleged Illegal Contract Practices

A Madrid judge is investigating the regional government for allegedly illegally splitting invoices to award over €3 million in contracts to Virelec without public bidding, following a complaint from the company's owner about unpaid invoices; this led to the summoning of a former high-ranking educati...

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González Criticizes Sánchez, Laments Lack of National Project in Spain

In a recent El Hormiguero interview, former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González criticized Pedro Sánchez's leadership, highlighting the PSOE's lack of a national project and expressing concern over growing societal despair. He also addressed international issues, including the conflict in Gaza an...

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Spain Rushes Controversial Prosecutor Reform Amid Attorney General Indictment

Spain's government is fast-tracking a major reform of the Public Prosecutor's Office, giving top prosecutors just three days to review it before a May 23 deadline, sparking concerns about its thoroughness and political motivations. This reform will strengthen a board of prosecutors seen as having pr...

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PP Requests Suspension of Amnesty Law Appeal Pending EU Court Decision

The Partido Popular (PP) requested the Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) to suspend its appeal against the amnesty law for the 1-O process, awaiting the European Union Court of Justice's (TJUE) decision on four preliminary questions related to EU law, criticizing the TC for learning about a proposal...

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PP Faces Immigration Dilemma Ahead of Key Congress

The Spanish People's Party (PP) faces a critical decision on supporting a Socialist-backed bill to regularize over 500,000 immigrants, caught between pressure from the Church, Vox, and its own internal ideological restructuring ahead of its summer congress.

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Valencian Budget Amended: Funding Cuts for Unions, Historical Memory; Increased Allocation to Religious Restoration

The PP and Vox parties in the Valencian parliament amended the 2025 budget, cutting €300,000 from unions and the CEV, redirecting funds to flood victims and an archbishopric for restoration under the 'Concordia' law, and removing funding from historical memory associations, sparking criticism.

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Spanish Employers' Distrust of Junts Threatens Reduced Work-Hours Bill

Spanish employers are concerned that Junts per Catalunya may ultimately support the government's bill to reduce working hours to 37.5 hours per week despite announcing an amendment against it, prompting them to plan alternative strategies with the PP and Vox to either reject or modify the bill.

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PSOE Rallies Around Cerdán Amidst Contract Rigging Accusations

Accusations of public works contract rigging against Santos Cerdán, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party's Secretary of Organization, are strongly refuted by the party leadership, who see this as a right-wing smear campaign aimed at destabilizing the government ahead of general elections, with no ev...

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Spanish Justice Minister Seeks Collaboration on Controversial Judicial Reform

Spanish Justice Minister Félix Bolaños invited judges' and prosecutors' associations to discuss his government's judicial career reform, which has faced criticism for changing entrance exams and stabilizing substitute judges and prosecutors, despite the government's claims that it will improve the j...

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Alegría Denies Prostitution Allegations in Teruel Hotel Scandal

Minister Pilar Alegría vehemently denied allegations of a party involving prostitutes at a Teruel hotel on September 15, 2020, contradicting anonymous sources cited by Ok Diario and Diario de Teruel, leading to a heated Senate investigation.

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Resignation of Bank of Spain's Economics Director Amidst Department Restructuring

Ángel Gavilán, director of Economics at the Bank of Spain, resigned, the third high-ranking departure since José Luis Escrivá became governor; this follows a significantly altered annual report lacking typical policy recommendations, coinciding with plans to restructure the department.

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Sánchez to Meet with Valencia Flood Victims After Mazón Refusal

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will meet Thursday in Valencia with three associations of victims of the October 29, 2023, Dana floods that killed 228, after they were refused a meeting with regional president Carlos Mazón and met with EU leaders in Brussels last week.

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