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“German Money for Spanish Welfare”: EU Fund Row Explodes

Javier Villamor May 12, 2026

German media, EU lawmakers, and taxpayer groups are demanding answers after reports claimed Spain redirected billions in post-COVID recovery funds into pensions and welfare spending.

Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) speaks at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at the City Hall Square in Vienna, Austria on May 10, 2026.

Spain, Ireland and Slovenia Boycott Eurovision Over Israel Participation

TEC News / AFP May 11, 2026

Only 35 countries are taking part in this year’s Eurovision, marking the smallest lineup since the contest expanded in 2004.

Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares speaks to the media as he arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on March 16, 2026.

Spain Urges Creation of EU Army to Strengthen European Defence

TEC News May 11, 2026

While calls for an EU military are growing louder, most European governments still favour strengthening defence through NATO.

Spain’s ‘Angel of Death’ Transferred to Women’s Prison Under Self-ID Law

Jonathon Van Maren May 11, 2026

For LGBT activists, the nursing home serial killer is more vulnerable than the female inmates now locked in the same cell block—simply because he identifies as a woman.

Boats approach the Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius after it arrived at the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 10, 2026.

Final Evacuation Flights Planned After Hantavirus-Hit Ship Reaches Tenerife

TEC News / AFP May 10, 2026

Spanish authorities said the last evacuation flight from the quarantined cruise ship would depart on Monday, as passengers underwent final health checks following a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Media wait for the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 9, 2026.

WHO Chief Seeks To Calm Fears as Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Nears Tenerife

TEC News / AFP May 9, 2026

The head of the World Health Organisation said the risk to the public remains low.

Spain Used €2.4bn in EU Cash for Pensions—Now Under Review

Javier Villamor May 7, 2026

EU rules say recovery funds should go to reforms and investment—not routine spending like pensions.

After Sánchez’ Migrant Regularisation: 3 Murders in 48 Hours

Itxu Díaz May 6, 2026

The Left tried to pass off the latest jihadist attack in Barcelona—when an immigrant stabbed a minor in broad daylight invoking the name of Allah—as ‘femicide.’

Spanish minister for development José Luis Ábalos (L) smiles as he poses with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the rest of new ministers for a family photo following their first cabinet meeting in Madrid on June 8, 2018.

Spain’s Face Masks Scandal Threatens Leftist Coalition Stability

TEC News / AFP May 4, 2026

Allegations against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s inner circle and family have raised doubts about the survival of the fragile government.

Black Weekend in Spain: Multiple Stabbings Kill Two

Javier Villamor May 4, 2026

The concentration of knife attacks in the Barcelona metropolitan area widens the gap between the official discourse on crime and public perception of security.

Tag: Spain

“German Money for Spanish Welfare”: EU Fund Row Explodes

Spain, Ireland and Slovenia Boycott Eurovision Over Israel Participation

Spain Urges Creation of EU Army to Strengthen European Defence

Spain’s ‘Angel of Death’ Transferred to Women’s Prison Under Self-ID Law

Final Evacuation Flights Planned After Hantavirus-Hit Ship Reaches Tenerife

WHO Chief Seeks To Calm Fears as Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Nears Tenerife

Spain Used €2.4bn in EU Cash for Pensions—Now Under Review

After Sánchez’ Migrant Regularisation: 3 Murders in 48 Hours

Spain’s Face Masks Scandal Threatens Leftist Coalition Stability

Black Weekend in Spain: Multiple Stabbings Kill Two

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