Tag Archives: Partido Popular

ESTEPONA’S mayor under fire could be headed behind bars, after prosecutors asked for a five-and a-half-year jail sentence over allegations that he misappropriated government money. Jose Garcia Urbano has been a major player in the conservative Partido Popular since 2011, but he is now under fire for allegedly slipping thousands of euros in public funds to a former girlfriend. Marbella’s …

SPAIN’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez floated a proposal to include abortion in the constitution of the nation amid fears a future government of right-wingers would try to limit women’s reproductive rights. The idea comes just days after a bitter political row broke out in Madrid over a proposal backed by the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and far-right Vox which would …

The Junta admitted that up to 2000 women in Andalucia could have been delayed in receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer due to failures in a public screening program. In the wake of a wave of complaints from women personally affected, regional health officials have finally acknowledged that flaws in communication and protocol left many unaware they required follow-up tests …

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has doubled down on his support for the thousands of pro-Palestine protesters who forced the cancellation of the final stage of the Vuelta a España – Spain’s equivalent of the Tour de France. Sanchez, speaking the day following the abandonment of the Vuelta’s grand finale midway after an estimated 100 000 people invaded Madrid and …

SENIOR officials in the Spanish government have expressed ‘concerns’ about the cyber defence capabilities of small electricity generators as investigators continue to search for the causes of last month’s nationwide blackout. According to the Financial Times, representatives from Spain’s National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe) have demanded information from small to medium-sized power facilities – including solar and wind farms – about …