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By Jamie Spencer La Liga clubs and the Spanish national team risk being banned from FIFA and UEFA competitions after the government stepped in to oversee the running of the country's football federation. RFEF has been under the spotlight since last summer when Luis Rubiales, then president of the organisation, forcibly kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent following the Women’s World Cup final. He was later suspended from all football activity by FIFA for three years and reluctantly gave up his position, having continued to protest his innocence of wrongdoing. Prosecutors are se...
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The Spanish year-on-year inflation report for April 2024 released early on Monday showed a rise of 3.3%, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). This was a slight raise from March's 3.2%, as well as being the highest figure in three months. However, it was still below analyst estimates of 3.4%. The spike in inflation was primarily because of increases in food and gas costs, although falling electricity prices did go some way towards offsetting the effect of rising prices. Year-on-year core inflation, which does not take into account energy and food prices, due to their inherent v...
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Dozens of people gathered in Valencia, summoned by the 6F platform, an independent movement that emerged following farmer's protests across Europe. Organisations from at least 10 European countries have gathered devise a joint strategy for the European elections, as well as to organise a demonstration on 4 June, just a few days before polls open. These are ideas that resonate with the messages of the European far-right, which hopes to make the protests one of its main electoral assets in the upcoming European elections. In Spain, Vox hopes to channel some of this discontent, although it is not...
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Madrid Provincial Prosecutor's Office has asked for the investigation against the wife of the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez to be closed, Spanish media report. Begoña Gómez stands accused of alleged offences of influence peddling and corruption. On Wednesday, a Spanish judge agreed to open an investigation into allegations of corruption made by a private group that, according to the Associated Press, has a history of filing lawsuits mainly for right-wing causes. Due to the accusations against his partner, Sánchez immediately announced the decision to suspend his duties until next week i...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch of a judicial investigation into accusations by a right-wing legal platform that Begoña Gomez used her position to influence business deals. Sánchez said in a letter posted on his X account that while the allegations against his wife are false, he is cancelling his public agenda until Monday when he will announce whether he will continue or step down. “I need to stop and reflect,” Sánchez wrote. “I must answer the question if it is worth it to continue, given...
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Despite the unseasonably chilly weather, festival season is almost upon us. But with UK ticket prices soaring this year, some British revellers are having to choose between seeing their favourite artists in a muddy field and their usual European summer break. How about if you could combine the two without doubling your spend - or getting rained on? European festival tickets can be more than 50 per cent cheaper than their UK counterparts, according to experts at online travel agent Loveholidays. That means, for the price of a Glastonbury ticket, you could be picnicking on a Spanish beach before...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will consider resigning after his wife was accused of corruption. A judicial investigation was launched on Wednesday into accusations by a right-wing legal platform that she used her position to influence business deals. The socialist leader has denied the allegations as false. In a letter posted on X, Sánchez said he is cancelling his public agenda until Monday when he will announce whether he will continue or step down. “I need to stop and reflect,” Sánchez wrote. “I must answer the question if it is worth it to continue, given the mud pit the...
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Spain has topped a new list celebrating Europe’s hidden gems - coming in first and second place with the towns of Villajoyosa and Ares del Maestrat. European Best Destinations has just published its annual ranking of the ‘best hidden gems in Europe’ for 2024, a list that acknowledges places off the beaten track. This year’s selection includes 18 places across Europe, from Spain to Georgia, and focuses on spots far from the crowds that few tourists will ever have visited. The top 10 are particularly noteworthy. Here’s why you should add each of them to your travel bucket list. Enjoy the best of...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Megan Thee Stallion forced her cameraman to watch her having sex in a moving car, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. Emilio Garcia says the incident, which happened on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza, was part of a campaign of harassment that also included fat-shaming him. "Emilio should never have been put in a position of having to be in the vehicle with her while she had sex with another woman," said Garcia's lawyer Ron Zambrano. "'Inappropriate' is putting it lightly. Exposing this behavior to employees is definitely illegal." The suit alleges the inciden...
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This summer's European Parliament elections are a test for the radical right across the continent – but in Spain, the outcome could determine the future of the country's main far-right party, Vox. Despite the rise of the far right throughout Europe, Vox haemorrhaged 600,000 votes in Spain's last general election, and the country's mainstream right-wingers are trying to keep up the pressure. In Madrid, members of Spain's longstanding conservative Popular Party (PP) are conducting a membership drive, calling on voters to join the "Ayuso Team." The phrase refers to Isabel Díaz Ayuso, one of the P...
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