Ukraine President Zelensky to visit Madrid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Madrid on Tuesday to meet with MPs, Spain’s Congress of Deputies has announced.
The visit will come a day after a trip to Paris and Zelensky will meet deputies from both chambers. He will be received in the Lower House by its Speaker, Francina Armengol, and by the President of the Senate, Pedro Rollán.
He will also meet Prime Minister Pedro Sànchez and visit Picasso’s Guernica in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, government sources have confirmed to Spanish news agency EFE.
Health Ministry to take Madrid President to court over abortion objector register
Spain’s Ministry of Health is reportedly weighing up whether to begin administrative proceedings to file an appeal against Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the Madrid regional President, for her refusal to implement a register of ‘conscientious objector’ doctors in the region, something required by Spanish law to guarantee the right to abortion.
In Spain, doctors can choose to legally opt out of performing abortions.
This was announced over the weekend by Health Minister, Mónica García, who said on Saturday that the Madrid president “will have to answer to the courts” for what she termed a “rebellion” against Spanish law, framing Ayuso’s as an attack on the rights of Spanish women.
“I don’t know what Mrs Ayuso has against women, I don’t know what this crusade she has waged against the women of Madrid is,” García said.
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Mazón faces Spanish Congress grilling over Valencia floods
The disgraced former President of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón, will on Monday face questions from Deputies in the Spanish Congress about his role in the deadly floods in the region that left 229 dead.
This comes a week after his appearance at a commission in the regional Les Corts, and two weeks after resigning as President of the Generalitat after a year of political pressure and protests calling for his resignation.
In his appearance in the Valencian Corts, Mazón took no responsibility for his role on the day of the floods and shifted blame, accusing government bodies such as the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation and the state meteorological agency, Aemet.
Septuagenarian arrested in Valencia for selling cocaine from his car
Spanish police have arrested a 77-year-old man in the Valencian neighbourhood of Malilla who allegedly sold cocaine from his car.
Media reports suggest police also seized a total of €84,900 in cash.
According to a Valencia police statement, the investigation began at the beginning of October when the agents became aware that an elderly man was selling drugs in the area.
After setting up a surveillance operation, police found that the suspect was travelling around in a private car and stopping at specific points where different people came to make quick exchanges through the window.