Tag: corruption
New PM for Spain
Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Socialist PSOE party, has become new Prime Minister of Spain at 11.30 today following a vote of no-confidence against...
Rajoy’s final hour
The Parliament is currently holding the vote of no-confidence in PM Mariano Rajoy who, after the announcement yesterday of the PNV Basque Nationalists support...
Government on the brink
A VOTE of no-confidence debated yesterday (Thursday) in parliament and set to be voted today is set to end PM Mariano Rajoy's rule sooner...
Former regional president under investigation
Eduardo Zaplana, former PP Mayor of Benidorm, ex-regional president and former minister under PM José María Aznar, has today (Monday) been placed under investigation for...
PM to appear in court
PM Mariano Rajoy has been summonded by the Spanish High Court to testify as a witness in the Gürtel corruption case that has hit...
Football in the dock
PLAYERS and staff at an Alicante football club stand accused of involvement with an international match-fixing syndicate after their team lost a game 12-0...
Former Valencia mayoress dies
Rita Barberá, national senator and former mayoress of Valencia, died after suffering a heart-attack at a Madrid hotel this morning (Wednesday).
Sra Barberá, 68, had...
Disgraced former mayoress hangs on to Senate seat
DISGRACED former Valencia Mayoress Rita Barberá has announced she will be leaving the PP party - but not her seat in the Senate in...
Ex-president faces prison
FORMER president of Alicante provincial government José Joaquín Ripoll faces up to 16 years in prison for his part in the alleged Brugal corruption...
Valencia PP corruption hits the fan
THE Valencian delegation of the national PP party was shaken to its foundations this week as Guardia Civil officers stormed the houses and offices...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
