Pedro Sanchez

Spanish PM’s Moroccan holiday amid election impasse criticised

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - An unannounced family holiday to Morocco by Spain's acting prime minister has sparked criticism by both right-wing rivals and left-wing allies at the…

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Spain calls for postponement of Prime Minister’s speech on EU Council presidency due to elections

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain wants to delay the presentation of priorities for its upcoming EU presidency until months after assuming the bloc's rotating leadership in July 1 due to a…

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Spanish PM apologises over sexual consent law reform loophole

April 16 (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez apologised in an interview published on Sunday to victims of sexual abuse over a sexual violence law that included a loophole…

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Spain announces law promoting gender parity in politics and business

MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced a gender equality law that will require more equal representation of women and men in politics, business and other…

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Spain’s PM Sanchez calls on office workers to ditch ties to save on energy

A tieless Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged white-collar workers in Spain to ditch their neckties amid scorching weather and a need to conserve energy as a gas crisis looms over…

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Spain’s PM tightens grip on power with bank tax pledge, approved bills

MADRID, July 15 (Reuters) - After several setbacks in regional elections, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez scored a rare legislative success as parliament passed three key bills late on Thursday, reinforcing his…

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Spain will gradually raise spending on defence to 2% of GDP by 2029

MADRID, June 30 (Reuters) - Spain will gradually raise spending the equivalent to 2% of the country's gross domestic product by 2029, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday. "The government is…

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UPDATED: Denmark to deliver more weapons to Ukraine, Danish PM says during Kyiv visit

COPENHAGEN/MADRID, April 21 (Reuters) - Denmark's prime minister on Thursday pledged to send more weapons to Ukraine during a trip to Kyiv, where she and her Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez were meeting…

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Spanish PM to visit Morocco on Thursday as ties improve

The Moroccan royal palace said that King Mohammed VI will meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday in Rabat, as the two countries seek to patch up a diplomatic…

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Spain to give 250-euro monthly bonus to help young people pay rent

The Spanish government plans to grant 250 euros ($290.05) a month to young people on low incomes to help them pay their rent, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday…

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Spanish foreign minister goes, economy minister stays in cabinet reshuffle

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed a new foreign minister but retained his economy minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Saturday. Jose Manuel Albares was named foreign…

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Spain’s airlines rail against proposed short-haul, frequent traveller taxes

Spain’s airlines decried Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s proposal to impose new taxes on air travel in a bid to limit the sector’s damage on the environment and align its taxes…

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Reduce movement, limit socialisation to avoid lockdown – Spain’s PM

Measures to reduce mobility and limit socialising are needed to curb the spread of coronavirus in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, adding that he wanted to avoid…

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Spain to extend State of Emergency

Spain's government will seek a fresh extension of its state of emergency that will last "about a month" until the transition out of lockdown is completed, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez…

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European Union survival at stake – Spanish PM

The European Union’s very survival is at stake and a new ‘Marshall Plan for Europe is needed’ to rebuild the continent’s economies, Spain’s prime minister writes in article published today by…

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Spanish PM’s wife tests positive for CoVid19

Spain’s government said Saturday that the wife of wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Begoña Gómez and the prime minister are in good…

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Spain’s coalition government approved

Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was voted back in to power by Congress at the second round of an investiture debate on Tuesday. Thanks to this vote, Sanchez will…

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Sanchez left-wing coalition government approval set for vote today

Spanish parliamentarians are expected to vote by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as head of a left-wing coalition government. El Pais reports that…

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Sanchez fails first attempt to get parliament’s backing to form government

Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez failed the first attempt to get parliament's backing to form a government. As expected, Sánchez’s bid did not prosper at that first vote, given that…

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Sanchez wins Catalan support to form new Spanish government

Spain's interim Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been backed by Catalonia's largest separatist party to form a coalition government. Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) MPs are to abstain in a…

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Spain prepares to vote once more

Spain on Sunday will be holding its fourth general election in as many years — and the second this year — amid voter distrust and a renewed Catalan independence bid…

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Incidents as Spanish PM visits policemen at hospital after riots in Barcelona

Police removes protesters from the entrance as a car carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (unseen) leaves Sant Pau hospital, where he visited the wounded policemen in Barcelona, Spain, 21…

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UPDATED: Call for direct rule in Catalonia over separatist chaos, Sanchez to visit Barcelona

The leader of the Spanish opposition party Ciudadanos on Sunday demanded Madrid impose direct rule in Catalonia after days of separatist protests, as he led a pro-Spain counter demonstration in…

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Sanchez believes Spain can avoid elections

Spain's acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez will lay out plans on Tuesday that he hopes will convince the far-left Unidas Podemos to support his last-ditch attempt to form a government…

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Spain left wondering how a bid to form a government failed so badly

Carlos E. Cué from the Spanish newspaper El Pais analyses the current political crisis in Spain after negotiations to form a new Government crumbled. Negotiations in which in those…

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Sanchez loses second parliamentary vote to form government

The possibility of an election in November is more plausible after acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a second parliamentary vote to be confirmed on the job after his party…

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Sánchez fails in first attempt to secure investiture vote

Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez failed on Tuesday in his first attempt to be voted back into office, falling short of the absolute majority he needed in Congress to…

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Spain’s Sanchez speaks of the need for political change at European Commission’s presidency

Spain’s acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday called for a political change at the presidency of the European Commission, a post held by a conservative, a day before…

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Spanish PM investiture vote early July

Acting Spanish government spokeswoman Isabel Celaa said that Spain's new parliament will likely vote at the beginning of July on who will become prime minister. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's…

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Spain’s Socialist mull next move after victory but no majority

The PSOE, Spain’s socialist party, has begun considering its options for government after gaining the most votes in Sunday’s snap general election but failing to win a majority. The prime…

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Socialists win in Spain

With nearly all the votes counted in Spain's general election, results showed the Socialists under the leadership of Pedro Sanchez gained the most votes with 123 seats but fell well…

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Euthanasia debate flares up in Spain as election campaign kicks off

Hours after the election campaign officially kicked off in Spain, it is being shadowed by the arrest of a 69-year-old Spaniard on homicide charges after he helped his terminally…

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Spain’s general election campaign kicks off

Rallies across Spain have been held to mark the official opening of the country’s general election campaign. Voters will go to the polls in a little over two weeks time…

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No party expected to win a majority in Spain’s upcoming general election

Spain’s ruling Socialists is expected to win next month's general election but fall well short of a majority Reuters reported that a poll issued Monday indicated that the Socialists…

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Spain introduces new rental law to protect tenants

Five days after being approved by the Spanish Cabinet, a new government decree regulating property rentals in Spain went into effect on Wednesday. The measures introduced by the government of…

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Eu Migration Summit

An emergency mini summit Sunday of EU leaders seeking a common solution on migration yielded a breakthrough, of sorts: a general agreement to stop seeking an overall, common solution. It…

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Macron in favour of sanctions against EU countries which refuse to accept migrants

France 24: French President Emmanuel Macron came out Saturday in support of financial sanctions against EU countries which refuse to accept migrants. "We can not have countries that benefit hugely from EU solidarity…

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Spain’s culture and sports minister steps down following reports that he had been fined for evading tax

Politico: Màxim Huerta stepped down as Spain’s culture and sports minister today after a week in office, following reports that he had been fined for evading hundred of thousands of euros…

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New Spanish Cabinet sworn in

King Felipe VI on Thursday swore in Spain's new cabinet. A lot of of emphasis has been made on the gender of the cabinet members. The reason is the fact…

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Podemos not expected to be part of new Spanish government.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will not include ministers in his cabinet from far-left party Podemos despite having helped him oust conservative Mariano Rajoy. Podemos had argued that including other…

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Sunday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers cover a myriad of topics. The salient points include the ongoing investigations in Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder and the investigations carried by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja on…

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Pedro Sanchez sworn in as Spain’s new Prime Minister

Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez has been sworn in as Spain's new Prime Minister a day after a vote of no-confidence booted his conservative People's Party (PP) rival Mariano Rajoy…

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Donald Tusk emphasises on unity and solidarity in congratulatory letters to Conte and Sanchez

The President of the European Council congratulated Professor Giuseppe Conte on his appointment as President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic. "Your appointment comes at a crucial time for…

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Mariano Rajoy loses no-confidence vote in Spain. He will be replaced by Pedro Sanchez

A historic no-confidence vote in Spain, removed Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy from office. Rajoy, 63, refused to step down ahead of the vote, saying he had the trust of the…

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