Overview

• Nine employees of the La Fortaleza I migrant center in Gran Canaria have been arrested on charges including assault and moral integrity violations, following its closure by court order.
• The Congress of Deputies narrowly approved the processing of a bill to impose an arms embargo on Israel, with 176 votes in favor and 171 against, intensifying political divisions.
• Isabel Pardo de Vera, former Adif president, and Santos Cerdán, PSOE’s Secretary of Organization, face judicial scrutiny over alleged corruption and influence-peddling cases.
• The government is under fire from the opposition over the Air Europa bailout and leaked private messages involving Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and former minister José Luis Ábalos.
• Spain’s escalating diplomatic stance against Israel, including calls for a Eurovision boycott and arms embargo, has drawn backlash from the opposition and sparked broader foreign policy debates.