José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

The judge Calama backs down and will study whether the beginning of the 'Plus Ultra case' violated Zapatero's rights

Judge José Luis Calama has rectified his decision to completely reject the incident of nullity presented by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and now agrees to study eight of the resolutions that initiated the 'Plus Ultra case'. The former president's defense thus manages to have the magistrate delve into the merits...

The Government maintains its support for Zapatero while the judge tracks his accounts and Sánchez distances himself: "I am not his spokesperson"

The Government reaches this Thursday maintaining its public support for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, although the investigation by the Audiencia Nacional has taken a new step regarding the accounts of the former president and his circle. Judge José Luis Calama has authorized the UDEF to request information from a dozen...

Judge Calama orders UDEF to investigate more than 60 accounts of Zapatero, his daughters and his secretary and extends the money trail

Judge José Luis Calama has authorized the UDEF to access more than 60 bank accounts of the former President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his family, and several companies related to the 'Plus Ultra case'. The National Court thus expands the money trail after the Police identified new...

Javier Ruiz analyzes his interview with Zapatero on 'La Hora de La 1': the moment in which the former president came out most strengthened

The interview with José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on Mañaneros 360 continues to generate analysis on RTVE. After conversing for more than an hour with the former President of the Government, Javier Ruiz dedicated part of La Hora de La 1 to evaluating some of the answers left by the interview,...

The defense of former DAO Eugenio Pino denies the existence of 'Operation Kitchen': "It's an invention"

The trial for the well-known 'Kitchen case' entered a new phase this Thursday with the presentation of the final reports of several of the accused. Among them, the lawyer for the former Deputy Operational Director (DAO) of the National Police, Eugenio Pino, has denied the existence of a parapolice plot...

The Government maintains its confidence in former president Zapatero after he denied on TVE his participation in the rescue of Plus Ultra

The Government maintains this Friday its position on José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero intact after the extensive interview that the former president granted yesterday on 'Mañaneros 360' on TVE. La Moncloa upholds his presumption of innocence, supports his right to defend himself within the judicial procedure, and avoids taking the accusations...

Feijóo lashes out at Zapatero after his interview on 'Mañaneros 360' TVE and states that "today he has more problems than yesterday"

Alberto Núñez Feijóo reacted harshly this Thursday to the interview of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on 'Mañaneros 360'. The leader of the PP has assured that the former president "today has more problems than yesterday" and that his explanations have further reduced the credibility that citizens grant him. Feijóo spoke in...

The far-right Vox turns Zapatero's interview into another attack against RTVE and Pedro Sánchez

The far-right Vox has reacted to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's interview on 'Mañaneros 360' with an offensive against the former president, Pedro Sánchez, and RTVE itself. Pepa Millán has accused the former head of government of appearing on television "as if he were a star" and Santiago Abascal has defined...

Sumar deems Zapatero's explanations on TVE insufficient and demands he clarify the origin of the jewelry and payments to his daughters

The explanations offered this Thursday by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on ‘Mañaneros 360’ have not convinced Sumar. The minority partner of the Government has considered his answers insufficient regarding the ‘Plus Ultra case’ and has demanded that he clarify both the origin of the jewels found in his office and...

Manuel Rico defends that "Zapatero has been clear and forceful" in 'Mañaneros 360' about Plus Ultra, but observes "two points of greater weakness"

Journalist Manuel Rico analyzed in 'Mañaneros 360' the interview granted by former Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and differentiated between the issues that, in his opinion, were sufficiently answered and those about which he believes there are still unknowns. During his intervention, Rico defended that, for the moment, there is no evidence to...

Tellado points to the Council of Ministers for the investigation against Zapatero and accuses the Government of being a "threat to democracy"

The general secretary of the PP, Miguel Tellado, has hardened his criticism of the Government this Thursday following the judicial investigation into the rescue of Plus Ultra and has focused on the alleged scope of the alleged influence peddling attributed to former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The popular leader...

The Government reiterates its support for Zapatero before his intervention on TVE and maintains the legality of the Plus Ultra rescue

The former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will grant this Thursday his first television interview since he was charged in the investigation into the rescue of the airline Plus Ultra. The appearance comes after the case has taken a turn in recent days, following the statements before...

Zapatero will break his silence this Thursday on 'Mañaneros 360' with Javier Ruiz after the latest turn in the 'Plus Ultra case'

'Mañaneros 360', RTVE's morning show, has closed one of the summer's big news scoops. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will grant this Thursday to La 1's program his first interview since he was charged in the 'Plus Ultra case', a highly anticipated appearance after weeks of silence and new statements in...

The Government faces another judicial day with 'Julito' willing to implicate Zapatero in the 'Plus Ultra case'

Moncloa opens a new day this Tuesday with its eyes on the National Court. Julio Martínez Martínez, known as 'Julito' and personal friend of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, will testify from 9:00 a.m. before Judge José Luis Calama regarding the efforts related to the public rescue of 53 million euros...

The president of Plus Ultra implicates Zapatero in the 530,000 euro commission for the rescue

The president of Plus Ultra, Julio Martínez Sola, has sent a letter to the judge of the Audiencia Nacional, José Luis Calama, in which he implicates José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the efforts made to secure the public bailout of 53 million euros. The information, advanced by ‘elDiario.es’, represents the...

The judge Calama rules out a general case against Zapatero but keeps open the investigation into his payments from Bolivia

The judge of the Audiencia Nacional, José Luis Calama, has rejected the attempt by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to remove from the Plus Ultra case the police report that analyzes three transfers totaling 200,000 euros received from the Peruvian consultancy Focus Social Research. The resolution keeps this line of investigation...

Soledad Fernández clarifies that her departure from the State Tax Administration Agency is not linked to the investigation into José Luis Zapatero

The former director of the State Tax Administration Agency, Soledad Fernández Doctor, has disassociated her recent departure from the agency from the inspection of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, explaining that she wanted to leave that position "a long time before." During her appearance before the Senate's investigative committee...

Zapatero tries to stop the Treasury inspection and accuses the Tax Agency of acting "arbitrarily"

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has taken a new step in the Audiencia Nacional and with Hacienda to try to stop the tax inspection opened against him and his family circle. The former president's defense has asked the Tax Agency to declare the inspection actions null and void or, at least,...

Judge Calama attends to Zapatero's complaint and sets limits for the UDEF after the leak of his personal agendas

The judge of the National Court José Luis Calama has attended to the complaint of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero over the leak of his 2024 and 2025 agendas and WhatsApp conversations with his secretary, Gertrudis Alcázar. The magistrate has ordered the UDEF that, from now on, it does not include...

Hacienda informs Judge Calama that it opened tax investigations into former President Zapatero, his family, and 'Julito'

The Tax Agency has informed the National Court judge José Luis Calama that it maintains open tax inspections on the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his wife Sonsoles Espinosa, his daughters Laura and Alba Rodríguez Espinosa, their company, Whathefav SL, and the businessman Julio Martínez Martínez,...

The appearance of the State Attorney's Office in the Zapatero jewels case that opens the doors to Hacienda: why is it relevant and what steps can be taken now?

It will be throughout the morning when the State Attorney's Office appears in the case investigating the origin of the jewels of former Government President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The investigating judge of the case in the Audiencia Nacional, José Luis Calama, offered actions to the Tax Agency considering it "potentially...

The State Attorney's Office appears in the case of the jewels linked to Zapatero

The State Attorney's Office has decided to appear in the separate part of the 'Plus Ultra' case that investigates some jewels valued at 1.3 million euros located on May 19 in a safe in an office linked to the former President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The decision...

Bolivia will investigate Zapatero's "alleged influences" through an investigation commission in the Senate

The Senate of Bolivia has approved the creation of a commission to investigate the alleged influence carried out by former Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in relation to the Peruvian company Grupo Gloria in exchange for 200,000 euros between the years 2024 and 2025. "To investigate the alleged influence...

The departure of Soledad Fernández shakes the Tax Agency before testifying about former President Zapatero's jewels in the Senate

The Tax Agency faces a change in its leadership at one of the most delicate moments in recent years for the organization. Its general director, Soledad Fernández Doctor, has requested to leave the position and the Ministry of Finance is already working on her replacement, which will occur in the...

Zapatero's secretary appears before the Senate's SEPI investigation committee

Gertrudis Alcázar, personal secretary of the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, appears this Monday in the Senate within the framework of the investigation commission on the deficiencies and alleged irregularities in the management of the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI). Alcázar has been indicted by the...

The former Bolivian president Luis Arce rejects any influence peddling and assures that his relationship with Zapatero was political

The former president of Bolivia Luis Arce has emphatically rejected any participation in the alleged efforts attributed to the former head of the Spanish Executive José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to favor business interests in Bolivia. His response comes after a report by the Economic and Financial Crime Unit (UDEF) pointed...

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The PNV warns Sánchez that he has lost the investiture majority while Feijóo accuses him of "gagging" Parliament and Moncloa awaits Zapatero's statement

“Another historic day”. The phrase is repeated among journalists in the press area of the Congress of Deputies. However, the reference this time does not point to the plenary hall, but to what is happening barely a kilometer away, within the walls of the Audiencia Nacional, where for the first...

The questions Zapatero will have to answer before Judge Calama: from the rescue of Plus Ultra to the origin of the jewels

The former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will appear this Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at the Audiencia Nacional to testify before Judge José Luis Calama in the 'Plus Ultra case'. The appointment has an evident political and institutional significance, as it will be the first time that...

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Zapatero's appearance, "decisive" for the Government's communication strategy, which hopes to curb the pressure from the Popular Party

In ten days, on June 24, the President of the Government will appear before the Congress of Deputies to "report on the political situation" following the alleged corruption cases affecting the Executive and its closest circle. He will do so after the European Council of the previous week and, above all,...

Mónica García demands Zapatero clarify the origin of his millionaire jewels: "He has to give explanations for everything"

The Minister of Health and leader of Más Madrid, Mónica García, has demanded this Saturday that former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero offer detailed explanations about the issues that judicially affect him, especially in relation to the seized jewels valued at more than one million euros. During an event held...

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Garzón questions Zapatero's indictment and calls for regulating former presidents' activities by law

The former judge Baltasar Garzón has criticized the decision of the Audiencia Nacional to indict former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the Plus Ultra case, a situation that, in his opinion, has caused an authentic "civil death" for the former head of the Executive and his family environment before...

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Felipe González demands from Sánchez an early election after Zapatero's indictment: "There should be this year"

Felipe González has demanded from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, an early election after the outbreak of the so-called ‘Zapatero case’. “There should be elections, it’s the first time I’ve said it. There should be them this year”, the former head of the Executive assured during a meeting...

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The UDEF points to the circle of Zapatero as key pieces of the Plus Ultra case: the secretary ‘Gertru’ and the friend ‘Julito’

The report from the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) on the alleged plot linked to the rescue of the airline Plus Ultra points directly to the closest circle of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. According to the police investigation, both his secretary, María Gertrudis Alcázar —known as ‘Gertru’— and the...