PM Pedro Sánchez’ PSOE is facing an unprecedented crisis as a criminal investigation probes alleged illegal financing, influence networks, interference with state institutions.
Voters in the southern Andalucía region are heading to the polls in an election widely viewed as a key indicator of the country’s broader political direction ahead of national elections.
Former presidential spokesman Iuliia Mendel accused the Ukrainian president of prolonging the war with Russia to preserve his political position, while alleging corruption, propaganda tactics, and growing authoritarianism inside Ukraine.
Prosecutors are pushing for a 24-year jail term for José Luis Ábalos on charges of bribery, embezzlement, influence peddling, and involvement in a criminal organisation.
The European Parliament has approved a new directive that sets common definitions and minimum penalties for corruption-related crimes across the Union.
