Carlos E. Cué

At an EL PAÍS forum, the leader called for increased public investment, arguing it has had a more positive effect on the economy than the ‘neoliberal dogma’ seen during austerity

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the announcement simultaneously with Ireland and Norway, leading to accusations from Israel of complicity ‘in incitement to genocide against the Jewish people’

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta are discussing a simultaneous announcement ahead of the EU elections in order to remove the decision from the electoral debate

The PM says he will be ‘stronger’ and fight what he describes as a harassment campaign against his wife that is part of a larger reactionary movement spreading in Spain and the world

The leader of the Socialist Party announced he is rethinking his position after a judge opened a case against Begoña Gómez following a complaint filed by an ultra-conservative group

According to government sources the decision is imminent, although no specific date has been set yet

Spain’s Foreign Ministry will send a strong response if the involvement of Russian secret services in the crime is proven

In 10 years, the Socialist leader went from complete obscurity to the prime minister’s chair for what might soon become the second-longest term in office of Spanish democracy

Pedro Sánchez faced withering criticism on the first of a two-day parliamentary debate that will end with a vote to confirm him as the new head of government

The government hopes that widespread opposition to the deal with Catalan separatists led by Carles Puigdemont will subside once details of the law are known

Facing opposition from the Spanish justice system, negotiators took a week to fine-tune the legal wording of the law that will allow Pedro Sánchez to form a new government in the coming days

Spain’s acting PM laid out his political project, emphasizing the environmental transition and reducing structural unemployment, at an EL PAÍS event in New York

The mainstream conservatives led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo win the most seats, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have added votes and seats from the last election and will seek to craft a governing alliance

The right is tipped to win, but the race opened up in the final stretch. The thought that the far right might enter the government has mobilized the left. The four major parties are not only fighting for power, but also for their political projects

The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party suffered a dramatic electoral reverse in local and regional elections held on Sunday, triggering an equally dramatic response from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Long sought after, the Washington meeting coincides with the start of local and regional election campaigns back home

The Spanish government has confirmed it will support the inclusion of the war-torn country into an Iberian project to host the tournament, with the blessing of UEFA

Pedro Sánchez thinks his country is better prepared that others in Europe to survive an energy crisis thanks to early investment in renewables and a recent reduction in electricity consumption

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Cardinal Juan José Omella reach deal affecting at least 965 assets that the clergy appropriated between 1998 and 2015

An amendment to the draft Democratic Memory Law seeks to change the interpretation of 1977 amnesty legislation that was used to free the regime’s political prisoners but also helped shield those suspected of abuses during the dictatorship

Alberto Rodríguez has hired the legal team of ex-Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont to prove he should not have been stripped of his status because of a prison conviction involving 2014 events

A message of unity was transmitted by Pedro Sánchez at the three-day event in Valencia, at which former leaders Felipe González and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero were also present

Pedro Sánchez pledged more Covid-19 vaccines for needy countries and urged action on climate change

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez and Catalan premier Pere Aragonès underscored that the main thing is to keep communication channels open but admitted it will be hard to reach an agreement

Regional premier Pere Aragonès has rejected two team members proposed by Together for Catalonia on the basis that they are not current members of the Cabinet

Speaking to EL PAÍS, the Socialist Party leader explains that his government has put in motion structural reforms in a bid to bring down the soaring cost of power in Spain. He also discusses Afghanistan and the country’s successful Covid-19 vaccination campaign