The prime minister emerged weaker from a snap election he called two years ago, at which the mainstream conservative People’s ...

Spain enters the summer recess without a 2026 budget, and no clear path to one, for the third year in a row, as domestic ...

Authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle flames that have already killed seven people and burned an area the ...

The court said there was no evidence that the prime minister was criminally liable for the disaster in which 228 people died. The ruling similarly clears European Commission Executive Vice President ...

Like many Western democracies, Spain needs more people. Last year the national birthrate was 1.4, the second lowest in the ...

Spain battled against 14 major fires on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle fires that have ...

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez intends to run for re-election in 2027 at the end of his current term, he said on Wednesday, despite the corruption investigations his ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, was having a rough year. Corruption scandals engulfing his government were monopolizing newscasts, even on the usually slavish state TV. Polls were tanking.

Rome fell, above all, because of internal corruption. The Chinese Empire collapsed from abuse of power. The Byzantine Empire ...