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Alejandro Luzón Cánovas

Spanish prosecutor

  • Jun 22

    Spain's Supreme Court sentences former minister Ábalos to 24 years in mask contract corruption case

    The Supreme Court convicted former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-advisor Koldo García for running a criminal network that profited from pandemic mask contracts. The ruling has drawn sharp reactions from across the political spectrum.

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AfD tops a German state

Ukraine strikes Moscow as German voters punish Merz and Arctic powers bargain

The day’s heaviest news ran from Moscow’s air defences to Berlin’s ballot boxes. Governments also tried to turn pressure into policy, in the Arctic, at Spain’s border, and at Europe’s petrol pumps.

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  • Berlin state election voting begins

    Die Linke wins Berlin state election with 25.7% of the vote as the governing CDU and SPD coalition loses its majority

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European Union · Updated 9m ago

European democracies and populism

CDU falling below the 5% threshold and exiting a state parliament for the first time is a concrete electoral consequence of AfD's surge, but remains a regional result within expected parameters.

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