Spain’s Socialists say breakup with Catalan separatists won’t hinder government’s future

Shorouk Express Spain’s minority government on Tuesday downplayed the loss of support of a Catalan separatist party which has heightened doubts about the fragile leftist coalition’s survival. Junts per Catalunya’s seven MPs proved decisive when their votes allowed Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to serve another term after inconclusive 2023 elections produced a hung parliament….

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‘Shameful’ socialists attract EU lawmakers’ ire for not backing Romania’s centrist candidate

Shorouk Express Socialists at the European level have spearheaded a campaign to keep far-right parties out of decision-making in Brussels’ institutions, routinely blaming the conservative EPP and Weber for voting alongside those parties on topics such as green policy and migration. Now, their Romanian colleagues are putting the group’s credibility in doubt. The leader of…

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Revealed: How EU Socialists plan to counter far right

Shorouk Express A new right-leaning political power balance — evident in several votes since last year’s European election — is likely to assert its dominance when new legislation is proposed by the European Commission. The new political landscape allows the EPP to build majorities without the Socialists. Manfred Weber’s center-right EPP “must know there will be…

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