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Pedro Sánchez
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Pedro Sánchez calls November 29 snap election after Spain housing revolt exposes parliamentary deadlock
Pedro Sánchez has called a November 29 snap election after Spain’s housing crisis and repeated parliamentary defeats exposed the limits of his minority coalition.
October 6, 2026
Spain housing protests draw 70,000 in Madrid after parliament rejects emergency measures
About 70,000 people marched in Madrid as housing protests spread across Spain following parliament’s rejection of emergency measures proposed by the government.
October 4, 2026
Spain housing protests continue as government unveils sweeping renter protections
Spain’s housing protests continue despite major renter protections. See why one Madrid eviction has triggered a nationwide affordability debate.
September 30, 2026
Spain blames Morocco border failure for Ceuta migrant crisis as thousands remain stranded
Spain says Morocco’s border controls failed as more than 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta. Find out why the crisis is still shaking Europe.
September 23, 2026
Spain imposes border controls on Italy as Ceuta migration crisis triggers Schengen retaliation
Spain is reinstating passport and visa checks on flights and ships arriving from Italy until September 7 after Rome refused to withdraw its own migration-related controls on travellers from Spain, turning the Ceuta emergency into an unusually bitter dispute between two major European Union governments.
August 8, 2026
Ceuta border rush death toll reaches around 100 as Spain’s migration crisis deepens
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas has told European lawmakers that around 100 people died during the mass border crossing from Morocco, as thousands of migrants and more than 1,000 unaccompanied minors remain stranded in the Spanish enclave.
August 6, 2026
Ceuta migrant disaster death toll rises to 72 as Spain and Morocco face accountability questions
At least 72 migrants died during the Ceuta border surge as Spain and Morocco face questions over warnings, misinformation and failed controls.
August 3, 2026
Spain deploys military to Ceuta after mass border crossings leave at least nine dead
Thousands entered Ceuta as Spain deployed troops and Morocco tightened controls. Nine deaths expose the human cost as Europe’s border crisis deepens again.
July 31, 2026
More than 200,000 flee France and Spain fires during extreme European heat
More than 200,000 people have fled wildfires in France and Spain as fires threaten Bordeaux, merge outside Madrid and strain Europe’s emergency capacity.
July 25, 2026
Spain wildfire kills 12 in Almería as 23 remain missing and search expands
One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people in Almería province, left 23 unaccounted for and forced about 1,400 residents from their homes as hundreds of firefighters battle flames intensified by extreme heat, dry vegetation and difficult terrain.
July 12, 2026