corruption
Spanish banker jailed and bailed for €2.5m
Miguel Blesa has become the first top Spanish banker to spend time in jail over alleged mismanagement in the financial crisis. The former head of Spanish bank Caja Madrid spent less than 24 hours behind bars after he paid the staggering €2.5 million ($3.2 million) bail set by the judge.
Trust in Spain's scandal-hit royals 'hits new low'
Public confidence in Spain's royal family has plunged to a new low in the past year and a half since a corruption scandal engulfed King Juan Carlos' son-in-law, a survey showed on Friday.
Madrid mayor cops heat over bodyguard bill
The mayor of the Madrid district of Majadahonda is under fire for spending over a quarter of a million euros a year on a troop of personal bodyguards.
Spaniards 'worry most about jobless rate'
Unemployment continues to be the main issue of concern for most people in Spain but corruption and fraud are also gaining ground, the latest poll from the social research institute CIS has found.
Spain court delays royal corruption hearing
A Spanish court Friday delayed a corruption hearing of King Juan Carlos' daughter Princess Cristina after prosecutors lodged an appeal against her summons.
Ex Spanish PM hits free golf class bogey
Former Spanish prime minister José María Aznar and his family racked up nearly 200 hours of free golf lessons on the public tab in 2001.
Princess Cristina knew of dodgy deals: reports
Spanish media published extracts on Wednesday of documents which indicate the king's youngest daughter was aware of dodgy deals carried out by her husband, who is being probed for embezzlement.
Top official plays dumb over corruption claims
The former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party Luis Bárcenas refused to answer questions on Friday from a judge investigating claims he made under-the-table payments to top party officials, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Judge summons ruling party figure in graft probe
A Spanish judge Friday summoned an ex-treasurer of Spain's ruling party for questioning as a suspect in a corruption case that has rattled the government.
Government sues paper over corruption claims
Spain's ruling Popular Party launched a lawsuit on Wednesday against top newspaper El Pais in the wake of allegations by the paper of corruption among the party's leaders.
Judge nabs top party official's passport
The scandal-hit former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party has seen his passport confiscated by a judge investigating a major corruption scandal.
King's son-in-law denies royal wrongdoing
Spanish King Juan Carlos's son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarín worked on Saturday to distance the royal family from a corruption scandal that has struck at the heart of the palace.