Carlos E. Cué

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

Pedro Sánchez met with executives from Blackstone, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, many of which have real estate interests in Spain, to discuss their concerns about housing and labor laws

The Socialist leader hopes the changes will help focus on the economic recovery and smooth thorny issues such as Catalan independence before Spaniards vote in the next election

Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day tour of the Baltics, where he was meeting with troops when a Eurofighter was urgently sent out due to the presence of at least one Russian plane

The news comes as draft guidelines from the European Commission link funds to respect for the rule of law and proper management of aid – a change that reflects concern over authoritarianism in Poland and Hungary

The Spanish Cabinet is expected to approve the measure at the end of June or early July. According to government sources, the separatists will return to jail if they break the law and will remain barred from public office

Spanish PM defends move to restart talks on the future of the region, but he has little legal backing. Meanwhile, new leaders in Barcelona say only a full amnesty will be acceptable

Morocco has resumed control of the border with the North African city after receiving public and private calls from the EU and foreign ministries across Europe

The government is gravely concerned about the unexpected breaches in North Africa these past two days, but for now is opting to take a highly cautious diplomatic approach toward Morocco

Courts are issuing contradictory decisions on regional requests for coronavirus restrictions while the opposition is demanding legal reforms. The prime minister, meanwhile, says there are already enough tools in place to control the situation

The conservative group’s candidate, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, will be able to form a government with the abstention of far-right Vox

Interior Ministry beefs up candidate security after Isabel Díaz Ayuso becomes the latest target of intimidation

The political debate has given way to a series of ever-more concerning criminal incidents and regular clashes over fascism and the rise of the far right

Pedro Sánchez has unveiled the guidelines of a spending plan meant to pull the country out of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and help effect structural reforms

The Basque Country wants the extraordinary measure to remain in place as it tackles a surge in coronavirus cases, but the executive is counting on the Covid-19 vaccination drive to flatten the curve

Pedro Sánchez sought to convey a note of optimism during a press conference on Tuesday, setting a series of targets for the upcoming months of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign

EL PAÍS chronicles the days running up to the spring lockdown and what came after in an era that some ministers describe as the worst of their lives

A regional power play that began last week in Murcia is shaking up Spanish politics, prompting early polls in the central region and now pushing the Unidas Podemos leader to quit his role in the central government