MADRID, Spain — National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz has formally indicted the Director General of the Civil Guard, Mercedes González, and the force’s Deputy Operational Director, Manuel Llamas, for alleged administrative prevarication and crimes against the administration of justice. The ruling stems from the ongoing investigation into the so-called “PSOE dirty tricks” case, centering on […]
VIGO, Spain — A trial has concluded at the Court of Violence against Women in Vigo, Pontevedra, where a defense attorney is facing legal consequences after admitting to masturbating during a video call with a client who was a victim of gender-based violence. The disturbing incident, which took place in early 2026, left the victim […]
MADRID, Spain — Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has formally requested judicial authorization to travel abroad between July 7 and 10 to attend the NATO summit in Turkey and her daughter’s graduation in London. The petition comes despite her passport being confiscated last month by the investigating judge due to […]
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish Supreme Court is considering referring the Sánchez administration’s extraordinary migrant regularization program to the European Court of Justice to determine if the legislation violates European Union law. The potential judicial challenge centers on the measure’s consistency with the Schengen free movement zone, the 2008 Return Directive, and the newly enacted […]
MADRID, Spain — Spain’s extraordinary immigration regularization process has officially concluded after two and a half months, receiving nearly one million applications. This figure doubles the initial government projections and highlights that the need for legal status was far greater than anticipated, marking what is expected to be the largest regularization effort in the country […]
MADRID, Spain — The political party Iustitia Europa has filed a formal complaint with Spain’s Central Electoral Board, alleging that the expedited naturalization of foreigners under the so-called “Grandchildren’s Law” constitutes a deliberate manipulation of the national electoral census. The legal action seeks urgent intervention to audit the registration process of new citizens residing abroad, […]
BARCELONA, Spain — A quick swim can quickly turn into a distressing ordeal when bathers return to the shore to find their belongings stolen. To prevent victims from being left stranded in their swimwear without money or identification, the city of Barcelona provides an emergency survival kit to those who fall victim to beachside theft. […]
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) Federal Committee, typically the party’s supreme internal debating body, was transformed this Saturday into a resounding show of unity behind Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and a coordinated rebuke of Castilla-La Mancha President Emiliano García-Page. The meeting, held at the party’s Ferraz headquarters, was marked by a […]
MADRID, Spain — Spain’s national state-owned railway company, Renfe, has canceled a total of 320 high-speed, long-distance, and medium-distance trains this Monday following a strike called by the Sindicato Ferroviario. The minority railway union has also announced a subsequent walkout scheduled for July 15, signaling ongoing labor tensions within the sector. African Street Vendor Arrested […]
BARCELONA, Spain — Two men have been hospitalized, one with serious injuries, following a street shooting in the Bon Pastor neighborhood of Barcelona on Saturday afternoon. The incident, which erupted during a public argument, has prompted a massive manhunt by regional police for the gunman who fled the scene on foot. Man Executed With Shot […]
