Overview
- Spain’s PP will join the case tied to Leire Díez as a private accuser and will keep the Senate’s ‘case Koldo’ inquiry working through January, escalating pressure on Sánchez.
- A Madrid judge released Plus Ultra executives with charges pending in the reopened probe over the airline’s €53 million 2021 rescue, with investigations led by Anticorrupción and police units continuing.
- Argentina’s government seeks committee approval of the 2026 Budget and two flagship fiscal bills early this week with a lower‑house vote targeted for Wednesday, while frictions with the PRO could complicate counts.
- Buenos Aires hailed José Antonio Kast’s presidential victory in Chile as a boost to bilateral dialogue, as Boric and the president‑elect launched a formal transition toward the March 11, 2026 handover.
- Mendoza’s legislature gave final sanction to the environmental impact declaration for the PSJ Cobre Mendocino project, introducing large‑scale metal mining to the province with likely legal and social challenges ahead.