https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A week of legal reckoning for Spain's two main political groups began Monday as a former conservative interior minister went on trial for allegedly spying on an ex-party treasurer who threatened to expose corruption. https://www.thelocal.es/20260406/spains-ex-interior-minister-on-trial-accused-of-spying-to-protect-party Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:06:18 +0200 spains-ex-interior-minister-on-trial-accused-of-spying-to-protect-party Following news that Spain has once again fallen in international corruption rankings, The Local's political reporter Conor Faulkner looks into the reasons why Spaniards are once again losing trust in their elected and unelected officials. https://www.thelocal.es/20250214/in-depth-how-bad-is-corruption-in-spain-in-2025 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:18:20 +0100 in-depth-how-bad-is-corruption-in-spain-in-2025 Brandishing slogans such as "enough is enough!" and "not another day!" Spain's conservative opposition Popular Party rallied in Madrid on Sunday to demand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez resign. https://www.thelocal.es/20251130/spanish-opposition-rally-urges-pm-sanchez-resign Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:36:32 +0100 spanish-opposition-rally-urges-pm-sanchez-resign With Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez appearing in the Senate to answer questions about a corruption scandal, The Local looks at what the 'Caso Koldo' is, the main players, and what it means for the government. https://www.thelocal.es/20240226/what-is-spains-caso-koldo-corruption-scandal-all-about Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:14:21 +0100 what-is-spains-caso-koldo-corruption-scandal-all-about Influential British magazine 'The Economist' has called for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, arguing that the country's "economic growth would continue without him". https://www.thelocal.es/20250804/the-economist-calls-for-spains-pm-to-resign Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:22:39 +0200 the-economist-calls-for-spains-pm-to-resign Corruption charges engulfing a former titan of the Spanish right have handed Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rare breathing space during a graft probe that has imperilled his government. https://www.thelocal.es/20250725/spains-pm-feels-good-and-strong-amid-right-wing-corruption-scandal Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:41:45 +0200 spains-pm-feels-good-and-strong-amid-right-wing-corruption-scandal Spain’s Popular Party has been harnessing accusations of corruption in Pedro Sánchez's government to gain support, but they’ve now also been hit by scandal over the alleged trafficking of influences of their former Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro. https://www.thelocal.es/20250721/explained-fresh-corruption-scandal-hits-spains-opposition-party Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:52:16 +0200 explained-fresh-corruption-scandal-hits-spains-opposition-party Spanish police entered the ruling Socialists' Madrid headquarters on Friday as part of a corruption probe into a former senior party official that has rocked Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government. https://www.thelocal.es/20250620/breaking-spanish-police-enter-ruling-socialist-hq-in-corruption-probe Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:17:52 +0200 breaking-spanish-police-enter-ruling-socialist-hq-in-corruption-probe Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday denied his Socialist party received illegal funding from a corruption scandal involving two former close allies that has rocked his minority coalition government. https://www.thelocal.es/20250618/spains-pm-denies-that-ruling-socialists-are-funded-by-corruption Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:02:28 +0200 spains-pm-denies-that-ruling-socialists-are-funded-by-corruption Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday challenged the conservative opposition to submit a no-confidence vote against his minority coalition government as a corruption scandal rocks his ruling Socialists. https://www.thelocal.es/20250617/spains-pm-rules-out-elections-and-dares-opposition-to-file-confidence-motion Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:16:20 +0200 spains-pm-rules-out-elections-and-dares-opposition-to-file-confidence-motion Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is fighting to keep his job, as corruption allegations prompted the resignation of a close aide and have even led the country's Deputy PM to say that the premier's apology "is not enough". https://www.thelocal.es/20250613/untenable-spains-pm-fights-for-his-job-as-corruption-scandal-grows Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:58:35 +0200 untenable-spains-pm-fights-for-his-job-as-corruption-scandal-grows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is grappling with a series of legal probes involving his inner circle, including his wife, brother and a former transport minister. Here is a look at the legal cases troubling one of Europe's longest-serving leaders. https://www.thelocal.es/20250613/explained-the-five-corruption-cases-troubling-spains-pm Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:22:16 +0200 explained-the-five-corruption-cases-troubling-spains-pm Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday said that he knew "absolutely nothing" about the corruption case that prompted a top official in his Socialist Party to resign, and rejected calls for his resignation over the affair. https://www.thelocal.es/20250612/spains-pm-says-knew-nothing-about-corruption-case Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:51:18 +0200 spains-pm-says-knew-nothing-about-corruption-case A top official in Spain's ruling Socialist Party resigned on Thursday after being implicated in a widening corruption probe that has already ensnared the prime minister's former close aide. https://www.thelocal.es/20250612/plot-thickens-in-corruption-case-involving-spains-ruling-party-and-pm Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:00:57 +0200 plot-thickens-in-corruption-case-involving-spains-ruling-party-and-pm Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faced a new legal setback Wednesday as a court ordered an investigation into a potential conflict of interest related to his government's financial bailout of Air Europa. https://www.thelocal.es/20250611/spains-pm-to-be-investigated-over-airline-bailout Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:57:12 +0200 spains-pm-to-be-investigated-over-airline-bailout A former member of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party on Wednesday denied waging a smear campaign against a police unit investigating corruption accusations targeting members of his inner circle. https://www.thelocal.es/20250604/leire-diez-the-latest-chapter-in-the-corruption-saga-affecting-spains-pm Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:27:38 +0200 leire-diez-the-latest-chapter-in-the-corruption-saga-affecting-spains-pm The Spanish prime minister's wife Begoña Gómez has also launched a lawsuit against the judge investigating her for alleged corruption and influence peddling, according to a document seen by AFP. https://www.thelocal.es/20240802/begona-gomez-joins-spains-pm-in-suing-judge-investigating-her Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:37:40 +0200 begona-gomez-joins-spains-pm-in-suing-judge-investigating-her Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against a judge who summoned him to testify in a probe into alleged influence-peddling by his wife, accusing him of violating the law. https://www.thelocal.es/20240730/spains-pm-files-lawsuit-against-judge-leading-wifes-corruption-probe Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:31:54 +0200 spains-pm-files-lawsuit-against-judge-leading-wifes-corruption-probe A Spanish judge on Friday rejected Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's request to testify in writing in a preliminary corruption probe into his wife's business ties. https://www.thelocal.es/20240726/judge-insists-spains-pm-testify-in-person-in-wifes-corruption-probe Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:11:55 +0200 judge-insists-spains-pm-testify-in-person-in-wifes-corruption-probe Spanish prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to drop its request that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez testify in a preliminary corruption probe into his wife's business dealings, saying it is "not useful". https://www.thelocal.es/20240723/spain-prosecutors-move-to-prevent-pm-from-testifying-in-wifes-corruption-probe Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:56:56 +0200 spain-prosecutors-move-to-prevent-pm-from-testifying-in-wifes-corruption-probe