The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, lashed out this Saturday against TVE’s coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix of Formula 1 taking place this weekend at the Madring circuit, accusing the public broadcaster of being “at the service of the Government” and doing “the impossible to overshadow the success of this event.”
The rental housing market in Spain is experiencing an unprecedented situation of legal uncertainty after the Congress of Deputies repealed the Government’s royal decree-law that allowed an extraordinary and mandatory extension of up to two years in lease contracts.
If it were a Broadway musical or a theatrical show, the luminous neon signs of Times Square and 42nd Street would proclaim “Charles III’s most complex and dangerous journey,” that “the king is going to Washington at the lowest point in bilateral relations in almost a century,” “he will use his charm to try to tame Trump,” “he runs the risk of being humiliated,” or “his life depends on a Secret Service that has allowed three assassination attempts.”
Begoña Gómez, wife of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has requested her acquittal in the case for which she must be tried by a popular jury for the co-direction of a chair at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
The European Parliament is back at it, pushing to extend the “only yes means yes” rule across the entire EU. This means requiring member states to define rape based on the absence of explicit consent, rather than the use of force, following the Istanbul Convention. The plenary of the European Parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of a report to include consent in the directive on gender-based violence in EU law, something it already tried to do during the previous legislature, but which was left pending due to the refusal of some member states, led by France and Germany, who argued the EU’s lack of competence to regulate such a matter at a European level.
The Government has categorically denied that Pedro Sánchez has made any reproach towards King Felipe VI for not having visited Ceuta yet, a month after the massive influx that overwhelmed the autonomous city.
The blaugrana fans celebrate with their footballers the fourth European title won this Saturday in Oslo after defeating Lyonnes 4-0 in an incredible final. There will be no parade this time, nor a reception at the City Hall, it is a grand celebration along Avenida Maria Cristina in Barcelona.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reported this Tuesday that his department has registered 164 people of Spanish nationality missing in Colombia after the earthquake that the country suffered this Monday, but that it has no record of injured or deceased nationals.
The indictment of former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling in the Plus Ultra case brings to the table a debate that has not been resolved in Spain: what can former presidents do to make a living when they leave Moncloa? The reality today is that they can basically do the same as any other citizen, but with a much larger network of contacts and a greater capacity for influence. The statute of former presidents is regulated by a minimal royal decree, which does not impose any obligations, incompatibilities, or restrict their private activities, beyond the legal limits that apply to any citizen. And that nebulous area in which they remain is certainly an advantage, but also a risk.
The United States Mint has already begun producing a new one-dollar coin in gold color featuring the ubiquitous face of President Donald Trump. This was announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent through a post on the social network X, in which he explained that the coin commemorates the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence. “With the image of President Trump, it celebrates the strength of American values and the promise of a nation dedicated to preserving freedom for all,” Bessent added.
