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SPAIN’s left-wing PSOE, the ruling party in government, faces fresh scrutiny after investigators found that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s former right-hand man racked up €95,000 in unaccounted personal expenses while in office. Jose Luis Abalos was arrested last November on charges of corruption. He is accused of receiving kickbacks for private companies awarded contracts by the state during the pandemic. …

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez has scheduled a meeting with political representatives of all parties in congress (except for far-right Vox, which he has deliberately left out, and Sumar, which he considers informed) at his residence – the Moncloa Palace – on Thursday 13 March, with the aim to discuss the commitment to increasing defence spending to 2% of GDP. Although …

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 11:07 Pedro Sánchez has stated that he will “reaffirm Spain’s support for Ukrainian democracy and President Zelenskyy” during his upcoming visit to Kyiv on 24 February. The third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine coincides with his fourth visit. President Sánchez’s gesture of support aims to legitimise the Ukrainian government and the eastern country’s territorial …