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Spain’s youth minister floats countrywide ban on X
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (282+ words) Sira Rego says current digital space is "undemocratic" and controlled by "a few digital strongmen." Spain's youth minister has intensified Madrid's clash with Big Tech after suggesting the country may need to curb " or even ban " access to Elon Musk's…...
EU top court annuls Parliament’s decision to strip Catalan separatist MEPs’ immunity
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (507+ words) The Court of Justice of the EU rules the process to waive the lawmakers" protection was not impartial. The Court of Justice of the EU on Thursday annulled the European Parliament"s 2021 decision to strip Catalan separatist lawmakers" immunity, citing…...
Trio of Spanish regional elections spells trouble for Sánchez
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (1086+ words) First up on Sunday is Arag'n, nicknamed the "Spanish Ohio" as it tends to predict which way national politics are heading. MADRID " Spain's conservatives hope a trio of impending regional elections will collapse the government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro…...
Italian ex-general gears up to launch new far-right party
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (549+ words) MEP Roberto Vannacci looks set to break with Matteo Salvini's League, but it is far from certain how much support he can command. Roberto Vannacci, an MEP and former general, is preparing to launch his own political party, which would…...
Spanish rail disaster ramps up pressure on Sánchez
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1090+ words) The prime minister is already reeling from corruption and sexual harassment scandals in the Socialist party. MADRID " A train collision that killed 45 people in southern Spain this month is piling even more political pressure on the struggling, Socialist-led government of…...
Mercosur backers rattled as Spain’s center right wavers under farmer pressure
2+ week, 6+ day ago (808+ words) That would be the end," said one lawmaker as Spanish peers go silent. BRUSSELS " Spanish center-right lawmakers have quietly pulled back from their once-robust public support for the EU'Mercosur trade deal, sending jitters through the European People's Party as backers…...
Spain’s Sánchez downplays party’s problems, rules out snap election
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) Spain's prime minister defiantly rejects criticism as his party grapples with a barrage of sexual harassment and corruption scandals. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez rejected the growing outcry over sexual harassment complaints and corruption cases involving members of his Socialist…...
Brussels to free up cash, target tourist flats in EU’s first-ever Affordable Housing Plan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (866+ words) Housing Commissioner Dan J'rgensen warns member countries to take home affordability seriously " or prepare to cede power to far-right populists. From Lisbon to Tallinn, Europeans are overwhelmed by soaring home prices. This week, Brussels intends to do something about it....
Spanish Socialists’ #MeToo movement puts Sánchez government in check
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (730+ words) Either end the sexual harassment and corruption scandals or call snap elections, the prime minister's allies warn. Winter vacation can't start soon enough for Pedro S'nchez. Spain's governing Socialist Party is being battered by a deluge of sexual harassment scandals…...
Eurovision in turmoil as countries stage boycott over Israel’s place in contest
2+ mon, 17+ hour ago (641+ words) Broadcasters from multiple European countries officially announce they won't take part in next year's music festival. The European Broadcasting Union cleared Israel to take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, brushing aside demands for its exclusion and sparking an…...