Spain PM's wife says corruption claims against her politically motivated
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begoña Gómez on Wednesday dismissed corruption allegations against her as politically motivated, in her first public comments on the saga roiling national politics.
A judge is investigating Gómez for alleged corruption, influence peddling and misappropriation following complaints submitted by groups with far-right ties.
She had remained silent on the affair before appearing before a commission in the conservative-controlled Madrid regional parliament Wednesday, where she described the probes as "fake news".
"All this has a clear political goal, you only have to look at the list of complainants... the truth will put things in their place," she said.
Update on BBVA's takeover of Sabadell bank
Spain's anti-trust watchdog carry out a more in-depth review of the country's second-largest bank BBVA's attempt to take over its smaller rival Banco Sabadell, a deal opposed by the government.
The decision will further draw out the takeover battle in a blow for BBVA which announced the hostile bid in May.
Anti-trust watchdog CNMC has said it had completed a detailed investigation into the affected markets by the deal in a first phase and a second phase was now needed to "deepen the analysis of the operation".
"The opening of the second phase does not prejudge the final conclusions that the CNMC may reach in relation to the concentration," it added in a statement.
The European Central Bank in September gave the takeover deal the green light.
Canaries ask EU to look into banning foreigners from buying property
The Canary government has asked its representatives in Brussels to draw up a plan to investigate the possibility of restricting the purchase of homes by foreigners within the European Union.
The islands' Housing Minister Pablo Rodríguez wants to find out if the archipelago's "ultraperipheral" classification could help convince the EU to make an exception for them and thus allow them to ban non-resident foreigners from buying homes in the overcrowded and increasingly expensive islands.
Automatic renewal of residency permits for flood-hit foreigners
Top Spanish workers' union CCOO has called for the automatic renewal or extension of the permits of foreign residents or workers in the areas affected by the DANA storm in Valencia.
They have also requested that family reunification processes be made easier for the overseas relatives of foreign victims of the floods, such as giving priority in processing and streamlining residency matters.
Bodies of young brothers who died in Valencia floods found
After a 15-day search, the lifeless bodies of little Izan and Rubén, aged five and three respectively, have been found in the Valencian town of Catarroja by rescue teams, according to Spain's Civil Guard.
Since October 30th, teams of volunteers made up of up to one hundred people carrying out daily searches with the boys' family. The body of the brothers' pet dog has also been located.
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