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Pedro Sánchez widens political chasm by blaming right-wing opposition for attacks on his wife
Decision comes after leader abandoned public duties for five days to decide whether he still wanted job
Socialist PM angered by opposition attacks on wife over corruption allegations
Country left guessing by prime minister’s unusual tactic ahead of announcement on his political future set for Monday
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Opposition warns of power vacuum as premier decries ‘harassment’ culminating in graft investigation into wife
Pedro Sánchez says he will announce decision on his political future next week
Judge opens preliminary probe into allegations of influence peddling by Begoña Gómez
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez seeks to inspire more western powers to follow suit
Leader in self-imposed exile in Belgium seeks ‘restoration’ to role as regional president
Socialist premier forced to roll over budget as MPs approve amnesty bill for region’s separatists
Pedro Sánchez has agreed to more concessions in order to break parliamentary deadlock
Hardline faction pushing for independence votes against bill drafted to protect them
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Erasing offences related to Catalonia’s 2017 independence bid fuels sense of uncertainty for companies
Madrid remains one of 5 EU capitals that still does not recognise Pristina’s independence
Head of country’s treasury and negotiator on EU’s fiscal rules succeeds Nadia Calviño as she moves to EIB
Controversial levy to be rolled over into 2025 but tax break will be introduced for green investments
Rubbing shoulders on Europe’s southern peninsula, the neighbours have sometimes prickly relations
Our new relationship with Spain means that now is the time to launch a fresh round of negotiations
EU finance ministers approve her appointment to lead world’s largest multilateral lender
Carles Puigdemont fled to Brussels after staging a failed independence bid for Catalonia in 2017
Socialist leader secures majority in parliament with help of Catalan separatists
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The coalition deal should be condemned by international defenders of democratic principles
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