Ceuta rocked by military abuse claims, leader clashes, corruption.
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Spain is grappling with serious new allegations of military abuse against migrants in Ceuta, with dozens reporting beatings and mistreatment by patrolling personnel. This development has intensified the ongoing crisis in the autonomous city, prompting a heated exchange in Congress where Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo publicly accused each other of exacerbating the situation rather than seeking solutions.
Adding to the political turmoil, former minister José Bono faces accusations of using a company to illegally bill €675,000 for government contracts. Meanwhile, the national economy is seeing a significant rise in fuel costs, with diesel prices surging to negate government discounts and over 2,200 gas stations now charging more than two euros per liter.
Internally, the government coalition is divided over a new housing policy aimed at preventing investment funds from purchasing residential properties, with the PSOE abstaining on the proposed law. In Madrid, regional politics are also under scrutiny amidst reports of perverse incentives in the healthcare system to falsify waiting lists and President Isabel Díaz Ayuso skipping a university rectors' meeting to avoid protests over public university funding.