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European Parliament Warns of "Institutional Deterioration and Increased Corruption" in Spain

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The European Parliament's report, drawn up following the mission of MEPs on the rule of law in Spain held on 16 and 17 February, warns of "a deterioration of confidence in various State institutions and alerts to dynamics that may compromise the perception of impartiality and institutional balance" demanded by European criteria. The document also reproaches the Government for its lack of cooperation with the parliamentary mission, after the Pres…

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The European Parliament has put in black and white what many Spaniards have been denouncing for years: under Pedro Sánchez's leadership, Spain is suffering a palpable decline in its judicial independence, an increase in the perception of corruption, and a worrying lack of cooperation from the government with European institutions. The report adopted this Wednesday by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) following the…

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A report by a working group of the European Parliament pointed out this Wednesday that the system of the rule of law in Spain accuses "recurring institutional tensions...

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The report of the European mission that went to Spain in February also highlights the "growing dominance of the executive" of Pedro Sánchez

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A mission of MEPs travelled to Madrid in February to examine the rule of law, but Sánchez and Bolaños refused to receive them. The president of the TC warned of the "deterioration" due to the abuse of the decree-law, while the CGPJ linked the lack of resources with the overload of the courts. More information: The Committee against European Torture denounces Spain for ill-treatment in centres of menas and prisoners with poor mental health.

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The European Parliament's report, drawn up following the mission of MEPs on the rule of law in Spain held on 16 and 17 February, warns of "a deterioration of confidence in various State institutions and alerts to dynamics that may compromise the perception of impartiality and institutional balance" demanded by European criteria. The document also reproaches the Government for its lack of cooperation with the parliamentary mission, after the Pres…

·Madrid, Spain
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The state of the rule of law in Spain has crossed a critical threshold that has sparked all the alarms in the heart of the European Union following the latest cases of corruption that took place in this last legislature of Pedro . According to the latest data analyzed between mid 2025 and the first months of 2026, the European Commission and the European Parliament have expressed an unprecedented concern about the institutional drift of the coun…

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20minutos broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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