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Europe Today: Sánchez under pressure as Europe backs Ukraine

Europe's five leading military powers meet in Berlin to discuss support for Ukraine and tougher sanctions on Russia, while US-Iran negotiations continue in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faces pressure over a widening corruption scandal.

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Former Sánchez ally jailed for 24 years in Spanish corruption case

A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts.

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Wife of Spanish PM Sanchez to stand trial as passport revoked

The case is one of several corruption affairs that have embroiled the Socialist leader’s family and former allies, threatening to topple his minority coalition government.

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Sánchez champions dialogue: A Europe open to the world

Spain’s prime minister used the European Council summit to urge a more ambitious multiannual budget, and voiced solidarity with Meloni after Trump said she begged him for a photo.

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'Not our Europe': Macron and Sánchez slam return hubs for migrants

"I don't know if these are the fundamental principles on which our Europe was built," Emmanuel Macron said as he strongly criticized the increasingly popular project to build return hubs for rejected asylum seekers.

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Graft probe into Spanish ex-PM expanded to daughters, court says

The former premier defended his innocence during a three-hour hearing before Calama on Wednesday, becoming the first former or serving Spanish head of government to declare as a suspect in a corruption investigation.

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Spanish ex-PM Zapatero defends 'honesty' after graft hearing

The investigation into the Socialist titan comes as a string of graft probes into Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's family and former top political allies have threatened to topple his minority coalition.

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Spanish police say initials 'P.S.' in diary refer to PM Pedro Sánchez

A Civil Guard report identifies the initials "P.S." with the prime minister and names Santos Cerdán as the driving force behind efforts to derail the case against Sánchez's brother.

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Spain’s Sánchez speaks out against EU's deregulation crusade

As socialists discuss how to regain ground across Europe, the Spanish prime minister has rejected the idea that fewer laws are needed at the European level, putting him at odds with the simplification push led by Germany and Italy.

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Pope denounces 'scourge' of abuse before meeting victims in Spain

Speaking to reporters on the flight to Madrid on Saturday, the pope said the scandal of sexual violence was "still an open wound" for the Church.

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Pope Leo XIV urges Spain to 'stop fanning the flames of polarisation'

The pontiff is set to deliver a mass in the centre of Madrid before moving elsewhere in Spain to Barcelona and the Canary islands. Pope Leo XIV is also expected to deliver an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament, where immigration is expected to take centre stage.

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Nine legal cases closing in on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez

The government came under increasing pressure this week after authorities searched the Socialist Party's Madrid headquarters.

Europe Today

IEA warns of biggest energy security crisis in modern history

The International Energy Agency is warning the world is “facing the biggest energy security crisis in modern history” as the shutdown in the Strait of Hormuz continues to rattle the global energy market. We have an exclusive interview with IEA's executive director, Fatih Birol.

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Pope Leo XIV meets Pedro Sánchez at the Vatican ahead of Spain visit

Pope Leo XIV received Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on 27 May, as preparations continue for the pontiff’s planned visit to Spain in June.

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Sánchez says 'no reason' to stop support for Zapatero amid graft probe

Zapatero, who governed from 2004-2011, has been summoned to testify next month in connection with crimes allegedly committed during the bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021.

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Pedro Sánchez unveils €9 billion climate plan

The plan, which the government hopes to submit to Brussels before the end of the year, is built on two pillars: access to “decent, efficient” housing and the promotion of “sustainable, affordable” mobility.