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Sanchez Eyes Elections With Minimal Wage Increase

February 2, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan living in spain, pedro sanchez, spain news, spain politics

This week the Spanish government has unveiled an 8% rise in the minimum wage, as part of the package to

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Sanchez Tells Global Elite To “Rise To Challenge” Of Inequality & Injustice

January 22, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan pedro sanchez, spain news, spain politics

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez was in Davos last week to plead the global elites to play their parts to

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Felipe & The Sword Of The Liberator

August 13, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan south, spain news, spain politics, spanish history

The recent eye raising incident of King Felipe not standing during a part of the inauguration ceremony when the sword

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Madrid Determined To Keep Lights On As Government Energy Saving Introduced

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Business, living in madrid, spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The Spanish government’s controversial energy saving measures which come into force today, 10th August, is raising temperatures as a heated

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Spain Remembers Miguel Ángel Blanco

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan eta, spain politics, spain terrorist attacks

Spain has marked the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Partido Popular local councillor Miguel Ángel Blanco. Both

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Sanchez Pushes Through Defence Spending Increase

July 7, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan nato, spain politics, ukraine

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has pushed through an immediate billion Euro increase in defence spending in the wake

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Air Force One Touches Down For “Decisive” Madrid Summit

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan nato, spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, landed today on Air Force One as one of the first western

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Furore Over Valley Of The Fallen Military Homage

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan franco, madrid news, spain news, spain politics, spanish civil war

The long shadow of General Franco´s Valley of The Fallen shows no sign of abetting some 3 years after his

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Madrid Marks 40th Anniversary Of NATO Membership

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The 40th anniversary of Spain’s entry into the NATO military alliance has been marked today, Monday 30th May, at an

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Spain Pegasus Spyware Storm Takes Down Intelligence Chief

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

It has been reported in Spanish media that the government has sacked the country’s spy chief, Paz Esteban, following revelations

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Sanchez Celebrates “Historic” Breakthrough With Morocco

April 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez visited Rabat on Thursday 8th April for a meeting with the Moroccan King, Mohammed

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Zelenskyy Evokes Guernica In Spanish Parliament Address

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, ukraine

The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, received a standing ovation at the Spanish Cortes yesterday, Tuesday 5th April, as he compared

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Into The Storm – Ayuso Takes Gloves Off To Clear Name

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan ayuso, madrid news, spain politics

The simmering tensions within Spain’s main opposition conservative Partido Popular has erupted into full blown open warfare between the party´s

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Rural Spain Comes To Madrid As 1 Million Protestors Arrive

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain politics

More of 300 groups and associations representing rural Spain, led by Alma Rural are expected in Madrid today, Sunday 23rd

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Madrid Takes Central Government To Court

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, spain politics

The Madrid regional government has launched legal proceedings against the central government, in order to reverse an alleged exclusion of

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Ayuso´s Attempts To Stem Spain´s Population Fall

January 10, 2022January 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, spain politics

The Madrid regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has announced a series of financial incentives in order to encourage births and

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Sánchez Vows To End Prostitution “Enslavement”

October 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has vowed to “implement” a series of laws aimed at ending the “enslavement” of

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Sanchez Meets NATO Head To Prepare For Madrid Summit

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, visited Madrid yesterday Friday 8th October, where he met the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, at

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Sanchez Announces “Immediate” Rise In Minimum Wage

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, spanish economy

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced an “immediate increase” in the country´s minimum wage, at a special conference

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Street Name Civil War As Franco´s Toughest General Wont Go Quietly

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan franco, living in madrid, spain news, spain politics, spanish civil war

The continuing saga of the legacy of the Spanish Civil War continues in the battle over Madrid´s many streets with

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Spain Steps Up To Provide Afghans Sanctuary

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish government has offered itself to be the European Union’s hub to take in Afghan refungees fleeing the Taliban’s

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Sanchez Brings Glad Tidings To The King

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez flew to Mallorca this week to brief King Felipe on the country’s much improved

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Spanish Government Turns The Screws On Franco’s Legacy

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish government of Pedro Sanchez, used the 85th anniversary of the 1936 coup this week, to announce its historical

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Sanchez’s “New Generation” Reshuffled Cabinet Takes Over

July 12, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

Folowing the weekend cabinet reshuffle of Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, the new ministers took their oaths of office today,

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Government Approves Trans Gender Change Law

June 30, 2021June 29, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan LGBTI+, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish government has approved a draft of a bill to allow anyone over the age of 14 to change

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Sanchez’s “Leap In The Dark” As Catalan Seditionists Pardoned

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan catalunia, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has said the government has issued pardons for the nine Catalan separatists who are

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Madrid To Host 2022 NATO Summit

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, announced yesterday, 14th June,that Madrid will host the 2022 Summit of the 30 member

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Spanish Right Mobilise In Colon Against Catalan Pardons

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

Up to 30,000 people protested in the Plaza de Colon yesterday, 13th June against the governments controversial plan to pardon

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Ceuta & Melilla Stand Off – Spain´s North African Legacy

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain history, spain news, spain politics

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,  has vowed to “restore order” as thousands of Moroccans arrived in Ceuta – provoking an

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Ayuso’s Political Gamble Pays Off As Populares Win Big In Madrid

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan isabel diaz ayuso, madrid news, spain politics

Isabel Díaz Ayuso has achieved a notable victory in the elections for the Madrid regional assembly, winning nearly 45% of

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Madrid Goes To The Polls As AI Makes Its Electoral Debut

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain politics

Madrid’s 5.1 million voters go to the polls today, Tuesday 4th May, for the regional assembly elections. The much awaited

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Madrid Marches To Ayuso´s Tune

May 3, 2021May 5, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan isabel diaz ayuso, madrid news, spain news, spain politics

The latest opinion polls indicate that regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, is set to almost double the seats of her

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Madrid Electoral Candidate Pablo Iglesias Receives Death Threat

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain politics

The former Deputy Prime Minister and current Unidas Podermos candidate in the Madrid regional elections, Pablo Iglesias is among several

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Queen Letizia Leads 90th Anniversary Of Women´s Suffrage Commemoration

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, madrid history, spain politics

Queen Letizia  attended a commemorative event last week, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the granting of the vote for women

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Spain Leads World With One Of Highest Percentage Of Female Politicians

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The latest figures from United Nations and Inter Parliamentary Union show that Spain is one of only 13 countries in

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Spain Approves Euthanasia Law

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Parliament, voted yesterday to legalise euthanasia ensuring that the country becomes only the sixth in the world to

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Dual Citizenship, Security & Picasso Commemoration In Franco-Spanish Summit

March 18, 2021March 22, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez travelled to Paris this week for the 26th Franco-Spanish Summit with his opposite number

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How Madrid Will Decide Spain´s Political Future

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, spain politics

Spain is generating more politics in a month than many countries do in a decade.  Moisés Ruiz, Professor at the

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Pablo Iglesias Upends Madrid´s Elections

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news, spain politics

Spain´s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the left-wing Podemos Unidas group, Pablo Iglesias, has announced his resignation from the

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Symbolic End To ETA Terrorism In Madrid Steamroller Ceremony

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan eta, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez on Thursday presided over a ceremony to destroy over 1,400 guns, rifles and other

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Sanchez Condemns Violence As Pablo Hasél Demonstrations Continue

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan pablo hasel, spain news, spain politics

Both Barcelona And Madrid have endured a fifth night of protests over the imprisonment of Spanish rapper, Pablo Hasél. Last

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Catalan Tight Race In Low Poll

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan catalan, spain news, spain politics

The Catalan regional elections held yesterday, Sunday 14th February, have resulted in a surge of support for the Catalan Socialists

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Spain Falls In Latest Global Democracy Standing

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan SPAIN, spain news, spain politics

The latest survey by The Economist newspaper shows that Spain has fallen by six places in their global democracy index .

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Mas Pais Proposes Four Day Week

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics, working

The left wing party, Mas Pais has introduced a bill to the Spanish Parliament for a pilot programme to reduce

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Tremors From The Past – Former Spanish Generals Call For Culling

December 5, 2020December 6, 2020 Madrid Metropolitan spain news, spain politics

On the eve of Spain’s Constitution Day which commemorates the restoration of democracy after 40 years of dictatorship, Spain´s military

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