Pedro Sánchez has stated that all the revelations from the summary of the Leire Díez case, which, according to the investigation, would have been orchestrated by his former right-hand man in the PSOE, Santos Cerdán, “fill us with disappointment, concern, and indignation.” Not only the entire Government and the entire PSOE: “Me too,” he warned.
Tubos Reunidos is now the third investigated company that was rescued in 2021 during the pandemic by the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI), as were Plus Ultra and Air Europa. In this case, it has been by order of the judge of the Audiencia Nacional, Santiago Pedraz, who yesterday ordered the search of its headquarters by the central operational unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard.
The director of the Civil Guard, Mercedes González, who until now had denied any meeting with former PSOE militant Leire Díez, now admits to at least two meetings with the so-called socialist ‘plumber’, although she places them outside the headquarters of the armed institute. Through a statement, the highest-ranking official of the body assures that “she has never interfered in any investigation carried out by the agents” of the body she directs. And that communications were cut off after Díez proposed that she reinstate Commander Rubén Villalaba, who was removed after being charged in the Koldo Case. Something González rejected.
Last-minute surprise in the trial against David Sánchez. The court admitted last night the PP’s request for the president’s brother to face a new accusation of malfeasance, which would entail six years in prison, double the three that were requested until now.
The Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard has asked the judge to delve deeper into the financial movements of both the PSOE and the PSC over the last two years. In a written request, the agents intend for the investigating judge Santiago Pedraz to give them the green light to demand the banking and tax movements of the socialists in search of alleged diversions of money that could have ended up in the hands of the plot led by the former organization secretary Santos Cerdán and his right-hand woman Leire Díez.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso has once again drawn her own political perimeter. And bypassing the board set by the national Popular Party for regional negotiations, the president of the Community of Madrid has not hesitated one bit to place herself at the antipodes of Vox’s migratory discourse, accusing Santiago Abascal’s party of using arguments with a “racist tint”.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Barcelona, Juan José Omella, assured this Thursday that Pope Leo XIV will say “a few words” in Catalan at the blessing of the Jesus Tower of the Sagrada Família during his visit to Barcelona from June 9 to 11, after it was announced last Monday that the Pontiff would only use Castilian in what is considered the culminating moment of the central act of the trip.
The Government has confirmed that the leader of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, will accompany Pope Leo XIV in his meeting with migrants, workers and volunteers at the Arguineguín port pier (Gran Canaria), in an event scheduled for next Thursday, June 11, starting at 11:40 AM.
“This can only be unlocked from Catalonia,” Alberto Núñez Feijóo told Josep Sánchez-Llibre, the president of the large Catalan employers’ association Foment del Treball, after his speech at the annual conferences of the Cercle d’Economia. That phrase, directed at whom it was directed, was full of intent. Sánchez-Llibre is one of the few representatives of Catalan civil society with notable interlocution and capacity for influence over the leader of Junts, Carles Puigdemont. So Feijóo was seeking help to convince the former president of the convenience of favoring a no-confidence motion that would unseat Pedro Sánchez. Both the socialist and the popular leader sent messages to Waterloo, but in very different tones and content. Junts has made it clear from the beginning that their votes are in exchange for demands, so it’s about knowing what Sánchez and Feijóo offer to potential allies. Well, both have made it quite clear this week in Barcelona.
David Sánchez’s statement this morning at the Badajoz Court has surprised due to its brevity and its complete lack of references to his hiring as coordinator of conservatories at the Badajoz Provincial Council in 2017. David Sánchez only answered his lawyer’s questions, which were limited to two issues: his change of position in 2022 when he became director of the Office of Performing Arts, and the hiring in 2023, also by the Badajoz Provincial Council, of his friend Luis Carrero as coordinator of cross-border centers and activities.