2026-06-22 34183d08b50d8fdab25fdbc6834ad5278af2ad42 17 COVID-19 pandemic in Spain 71 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic%20in%20spain Corruption in Spain 1 /wiki/corruption%20in%20spain José Luis Ábalos 37 /wiki/jose%20luis%20abalos PSOE 2 /wiki/psoe minister of transport 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20development%20(spain) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Corruption in Spain José Luis Ábalos PSOE minister of transport Corruption in Spain 2026-06-20 78b048f0f4356938cb236bc2522c5e19c2fb4318 23 Corruption in Spain 1 /feed/2026/06/20/a-spanish-court-orders-begona-gomez-the-wife-of-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-to-stand-trial-on-corruption-related-char A Spanish court orders Begoña Gómez, the wife of prime minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption-related charges, confiscates her passport, and restricts her international travel pending proceedings. 2026-05-27 22bbbb68a5b31e1b031b3c30dd6d90b2b3924ed5 /feed/2026/05/27/following-an-order-from-the-national-court-the-ruling-psoe-s-headquarters-are-raided-by-the-civil-guard-and-the-party Following an order from the National Court, the ruling PSOE’s headquarters are raided by the Civil Guard, and the party’s director and two other former senior officials have been charged as part of an investigation into possible illegal funding. 1779881915 2026-05-27 cd37c3d8072210f624b9233d59858b7dd8f8e3e5 /feed/2026/05/27/following-an-order-from-the-national-court-the-ruling-psoe-s-headquarters-have-been-searched-and-the-party-s-director Following an order from the National Court, the ruling PSOE’s headquarters have been searched, and the party’s director and two other former senior officials have been charged as part of an investigation into possible illegal funding. 1779874716 2026-05-27 2b3365c0d6529e949f1cb642a402402d074d5fb4 26 Corruption in Spain PSOE 2 /feed/2026/05/27/following-an-order-from-the-national-court-of-spain-the-ruling-psoe-party-s-headquarters-are-raided-by-the-civil-guard Following an order from the National Court of Spain, the ruling PSOE party's headquarters are raided by the Civil Guard. The party’s manager, two former senior officials, and a businessman are charged as part of an investigation into possible illegal funding of a possible operation to target the judicial police, judges, and prosecutors investigating corruption cases involving the party itself. 2026-05-23 de8b4971f41c30794f1d6f48c99d14c5a1cfd725 /feed/2026/05/23/thousands-of-people-march-through-madrid-spain-to-demand-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-to-resign-following-several-corr Thousands of people march through Madrid, Spain, to demand prime minister Pedro Sánchez to resign following several corruption scandals in his cabinet and his family. 1779651471 2026-05-23 c8f79275b774dc773981948bd1c30aa03469db84 30 Corruption in Spain 1 /feed/2026/05/23/thousands-of-people-march-through-madrid-spain-demanding-the-resignation-of-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-following-sev Thousands of people march through Madrid, Spain, demanding the resignation of prime minister Pedro Sánchez following several corruption scandals involving his cabinet and his family. 2026-05-19 18c3c34e6fed0e59c90c37bbeb2dac471af18d9b 33 Corruption in Spain 1 /feed/2026/05/19/former-spanish-prime-minister-jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero-is-charged-with-money-laundering-and-membership-of-a-criminal Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is charged with money laundering and membership of a criminal organisation in connection with an investigation into the alleged laundering of the €53 million public bailout that incumbent prime minister Pedro Sánchez's second government provided to the airline Plus Ultra and La Liga Airlines in 2021. 2026-04-13 6be00c0f9354b3c67bd469f6fe3285c37b518092 /feed/2026/04/13/begona-gomez-wife-of-spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-is-charged-for-influence-peddling-and-corruption-in-the-priv Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged for influence peddling and corruption in the private sector. 1776101712 2026-04-13 e2d52a20e4048847babfe3980ac0a41e31c95649 33 Corruption in Spain 1 /feed/2026/04/13/begona-gomez-wife-of-spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-is-charged-with-influence-peddling-and-corruption-in-the-pri Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged with influence peddling and corruption in the private sector. 2025-11-30 697c71ac9cb4e4dc21e8c39b8251bcb51ff0f39f 19 PSOE 1 /feed/2025/11/30/thousands-of-supporters-of-spain-s-conservative-and-christian-democratic-opposition-people-s-party-gather-in-madrid-and Thousands of supporters of Spain's conservative and Christian democratic opposition People's Party gather in Madrid and calls for prime minister Pedro Sánchez to resign amid a corruption scandal involving ruling PSOE. 2025-11-27 3281fdf0a9256076d6b5d6ac682c6d9857925a7e /feed/2025/11/27/the-spanish-supreme-court-orders-former-transport-minister-jose-luis-abalos-and-ex-adviser-koldo-garcia-into-pre-trial-d The Spanish Supreme Court orders former transport minister José Luis Ábalos and ex-adviser Koldo García into pre-trial detention without bail on charges linked to alleged kickbacks in public procurement, while also naming former lawmaker Santos Cerdán as a suspect. 1764326270 2025-11-27 0591f0d92f23eb39ba75d0bd378e6177a22f6d14 25 José Luis Ábalos PSOE minister of transport 3 /feed/2025/11/27/the-spanish-supreme-court-orders-former-transport-minister-and-former-deputy-leader-of-the-ruling-psoe-jose-luis-abalos The Spanish Supreme Court orders former transport minister and former deputy leader of the ruling PSOE José Luis Ábalos and ex-adviser Koldo García into pre-trial detention without bail on charges linked to alleged kickbacks in public procurement, while also naming former lawmaker Santos Cerdán as a suspect. 2025-11-19 2d646a1fff149b04faa33d71f4a95aa54e94638c 24 Corruption in Spain 1 /feed/2025/11/19/spain-s-supreme-court-orders-the-provisional-release-of-former-socialist-party-official-santos-cerdan-who-is-under-inve Spain's Supreme Court orders the provisional release of former Socialist Party official Santos Cerdán, who is under investigation for alleged involvement in a criminal organization, bribery, and influence peddling in public works contracting, stating that the risk of evidence tampering has been reduced. The court requires him to surrender his passport. 2025-11-17 5366c534cbc031e3cdaf5379e27959c4de61add0 17 minister of transport 1 /feed/2025/11/17/spanish-transport-minister-oscar-puente-announces-the-av350-project-which-will-upgrade-the-madrid-barcelona-high-speed Spanish transport minister Óscar Puente announces the AV350 project, which will upgrade the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line to a maximum operating speed of 350 km-h and make it one of the world's fastest trains. Puente says work is scheduled to begin next year and is expected to take three years. /feed/2026/06/22/former-deputy-leader-of-ruling-psoe-and-former-minister-of-transport-jose-luis-abalos-is-sentenced-to-24-years-in-prison The Guardian 22 623831af9c3492b54ac89da6dee9859940f97316 6 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/22/spanish-pm-pedro-sanchez-former-right-hand-man-jailed-24-years-corruption 2026 Former deputy leader of ruling PSOE and former minister of transport José Luis Ábalos is sentenced to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and the businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years.