
Spanish Leftists Pursue “Crusade Against the Cross”
Sánchez’s Socialists say they are going after crosses because of their links to Franco. But campaigners point to “an underlying Christianophobia.”
Sánchez’s Socialists say they are going after crosses because of their links to Franco. But campaigners point to “an underlying Christianophobia.”
The Spanish government’s intention to desacralize the Civil War monument is viewed by many as another affront to Christians.
PM Sánchez wants to turn the sacred resting place of 33,000 Civil War dead into a secular museum touting his ‘official version’ of history.
While Brussels flounders on sending troops to Ukraine, it fantasises about setting up a fullscale EU army.
The clash over El País has sparked fears of government interference in the media, with critics warning it threatens press freedom and democracy in Spain.
Spain’s opposition parties accuse the Sánchez government of favouring separatists, whose autonomous community got off lightly—while the capital was forced to take in hundreds of minors.
The Spanish PM says the country needs another 250,000 labor immigrants every year to sustain the welfare state.
The EU Commission stays silent as socialist Sánchez cedes powers to separatists, in contrast with its swift reactions to alleged rule-of-law violations by conservative governments.
Critics warn that the proposed legislation could stifle press freedom by granting authorities sweeping powers over media regulation and funding.
The EPP majority has approved a March debate on controversial bills in Spain that would severely restrict the independence of the judiciary and popular legal action.