Pedro Sanchez
Sánchez remains absent during Ceuta crisis as seven ministers sent to give explanations
CEUTA, Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has not interrupted his summer holiday to provide explanations about the crisis affecting Ceuta, instead leaving accountability to several of his ministers, having not appeared publicly since July 31, when he made his only public appearance in the autonomous city following the mass entry of thousands of citizens […]
PNV and Junts refuse to back Feijóo’s renewed push for no-confidence vote against Sánchez
MADRID, Spain – Spanish politics has entered a new phase of heightened tension following the Ceuta crisis, triggered by the arrival of more than 70,000 migrants from Morocco to the Spanish autonomous city in late July, an event that drew harsh criticism from numerous European Union countries against Pedro Sánchez’s government, particularly from Italy and […]
Thousands Rally Against Sánchez on Migration Crisis
CEUTA, Spain – Thousands of residents gathered in Ceuta’s Plaza de la Constitución on Sunday in a mass protest organized by the city’s four religious communities, denouncing government abandonment and demanding a response to the migration crisis triggered by the mass entry of migrants on July 30, which marked its tenth day on Sunday. Spanish […]
Spain Enforces Controls on Italian Arrivals as Meloni Rejects Spanish Demands
MADRID, Spain – The Spanish government has agreed to impose border controls on travelers arriving from Italy, citing the persistent pressure of irregular migration affecting the transalpine country. The measure will take effect at internal borders in ports and airports after the Italian government refused to lift similar restrictions on travelers from Spain, which were […]
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez Appears Legless in Ceuta Meeting Image
LANZAROTE, Spain – The Spanish government’s official communications office, Moncloa, has distributed images of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during a virtual meeting on the Ceuta crisis, in which he appears to have no legs, sparking widespread speculation over whether the photograph was digitally altered. Ceuta on Alert as Social Media Urges New Migrant Wave The […]
Pedro Sánchez Starts Summer Holidays at Lanzarote Official Residence
LANZAROTE, Spain – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has arrived in the Canary Islands to begin his summer vacation at the official residence of La Mareta, located in the coastal town of Costa Teguise. The head of government touched down at the César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport around midday on Saturday. Hundreds Of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta […]
Marlaska orders the police to use force against the Spaniards who wanted to boo Sánchez
CEUTA, Spain – Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska reportedly ordered the National Police to disperseby force a group of Spanish protesters gathered near the Ceuta heliport during Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s visit to the autonomous city. The police intervention occurred as dozens of demonstrators protested the government’s handling of the massive influx of migrants and the […]
Sánchez Announces Buoy Barrier Off Ceuta to Enable Express Repatriations
Prime Minister unveils visual maritime border solution following Supreme Court ruling that blocked immediate returns. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday the installation of “buoys along the breakwater” at Ceuta’s border to visually demarcate the maritime boundary with Morocco, enabling the immediate return of those who enter irregularly. The measure is the Government’s response […]
Madrid Court Upholds Jury Trial For Prime Minister’s Wife Begoña Gómez
MADRID, Spain — The Madrid Provincial Court has upheld the decision to send Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to a jury trial on charges of embezzlement of public funds and influence peddling. In a significant procedural shift, the appellate tribunal simultaneously revoked the charges of business corruption and misappropriation of funds, and […]
PM’s Brother David Sánchez Convicted, Banned from Public Office for 9 Years
BADAJOZ, Spain — David Sánchez, the brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been convicted of administrative prevarication by the Provincial Court of Badajoz. In a unanimous ruling delivered on Tuesday, the court sentenced him to nine years of disqualification from holding public office or exercising the right to passive suffrage. The same penalty […]