Joan Baldoví i Roda
Spanish politician
Photo: Coalició Compromís, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 2d ago
EU Commission warns Spain's 'national priority' housing rules may breach EU law
The European Commission says laws giving nationals priority for public benefits and housing could be indirectly discriminatory. Commissioner Magnus Brunner's reply to a Compromís MEP is dated 10 September and was reported on Monday, 12 October, while Valencia and Castilla y León keep their residence requirements.
- Oct 7
Valencia's housing camp stays in the square as the 9 October mascletà is suspended
Valencia's city council says the 9 October fireworks display will not be fired in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, where a housing camp has stood since Saturday. The same afternoon, a far-right rally and a counter-cordon gathered within about 500 metres of each other.
- Oct 6
Compromís rejects national Frente Amplio to seek regional left alliance for 29 November election
The Valencian coalition Compromís will build its own regional ticket with local left-wing parties for the 29 November general election rather than joining the national Frente Amplio alliance.
- Sep 22
Pérez Llorca meets Tellado in Madrid as PP delays 2027 Valencian ticket nomination
Valencian President Juanfran Pérez Llorca met PP Secretary General Miguel Tellado in Madrid without securing his official nomination for the 2027 regional elections.
- Jul 4
Mónica Oltra returns to frontline politics as Compromís candidate for Valencia mayor, backed by left-wing parties
Mónica Oltra was ratified as Compromís candidate for Valencia mayor on 4 July 2026, four years after resigning as vice-president. She called for a broad left-wing alliance and put housing at the centre of her platform.
- Jun 11
WhatsApp messages show Valencian president Mazón disengaged from flood crisis after 8:53 am, while 230 died
A WhatsApp group of the Valencian government shows Carlos Mazón gave instructions at 8:17 am to 'flood the media with data' and never engaged again after 8:53 am, while the October 2024 floods killed 230 people.
- Jun 1
Police officer investigated for pushing a 68-year-old retired teacher to the ground during an education strike protest in Valencia
Spain's National Police have opened a disciplinary case against an officer who violently pushed a 68-year-old retired teacher to the ground during a protest in Valencia, as an indefinite education strike enters its fourth week.
- May 28
Spanish Government in Crisis: PSOE Headquarters Searched, Coalition Partners Waver as Judicial Pressure Mounts
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil entered the PSOE's Madrid headquarters on Wednesday to execute a judicial request for information, deepening a political crisis that has seen a former prime minister indicted and the party's manager charged, while coalition partners warn of legislative paralysis.