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🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The porous relationship between Ayuso and Quirón: the night a senior executive of the group closed a venue to dine with her in León

Isabel Díaz Ayuso had a private dinner with Quirón executive Fernando Camino in León, which raises questions about conflicts of interest amid significant debt payments to the group by the Community of Madrid.

Mar 23 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Attorney General dismisses punishing García Ortiz after his conviction but opens an investigation against the head of the Madrid Provincial Prosecutor's Office

The Attorney General has decided not to impose sanctions on Álvaro García Ortiz following his conviction, while opening an investigation into the head of the Madrid Provincial Prosecutor's Office.

Mar 20 • 11:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Health prepares new legal measures against Ayuso due to 'obstinate disobedience' in the abortion objectors registry

The Spanish Ministry of Health is preparing legal action against Isabel Díaz Ayuso's government for its refusal to create a registry of conscience objectors to abortion, despite a court ruling mandating such a registry.

Mar 19 • 14:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP of Ayuso applauds Ana Millán before the PSOE and Más Madrid, who do not accept the filing of her case: "Justice is not pursuing her, the left is pursuing her"

The Popular Party in Madrid celebrated Ana Millán after the filing of corruption allegations against her, while opposition parties continue to criticize her, alleging political motivations behind the attacks.

Mar 19 • 09:51 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso and the Opposition Reunite in the Assembly with the Electoral Hangover from Castilla y León

Isabel Díaz Ayuso met with opposition leaders in the Assembly of Madrid following the electoral results of Castilla y León, where the PP emerged victorious but the PSOE performed better than expected.

Mar 19 • 08:45 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Ayuso contradicts the King on conquest: 'Abuses were those committed by Aztecs and Mayans against the indigenous population'

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, disagrees with King Felipe VI's acknowledgment of abuses during the Spanish conquest of America, asserting that similar abuses were committed by the Aztecs and Mayans against indigenous peoples.

Mar 18 • 17:46 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso does not support the King in the controversy with Mexico over the conquest: "Abuses, those committed by the Aztecs against the natives"

Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso defends her view on the historical abuses of indigenous populations in a controversy regarding Spain's colonial past with Mexico.

Mar 18 • 10:53 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Ayuso Government Failed to Prepare 36% of the Planned Hectares Against Fires Before Its Worst Fire Campaign

The Ayuso government left 36% of the planned hectares unprepared for the 2025 fire season, which is projected to be the worst since Isabel Díaz Ayuso took office in 2019.

Mar 18 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso wants to legally safeguard public-private collaboration as one of the guiding principles of urban planning in Madrid

Isabel Díaz Ayuso's new law project aims to entrench public-private collaboration in urban planning in Madrid, prompting criticism from opposition parties.

Mar 16 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

A judge summons Miguel Ángel Rodríguez as an investigated party for leaking data of two EL PAÍS journalists

A Madrid judge has summoned Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, chief of staff for Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to testify regarding the leaking of personal information of two journalists from EL PAÍS.

Mar 13 • 12:19 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso publishes agreement with rectors and campuses explode: 'It's an inflated increase with tuition money'

The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, disclosed a financial model agreement with rectors, igniting protests from several university platforms who accuse the plan of being dependent on tuition fees.

Mar 12 • 16:13 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso and the opposition return to the Assembly transformed into viral phenomena for Hollywood and Trumpists

Isabel Díaz Ayuso and opposition parties return to the Madrid Assembly amidst controversy over comments regarding women critical of the war in Iran.

Mar 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Aznar and Ayuso support Mayor Oreja on the anniversary of the 11-M: 'The attack was carried out to change the political history of Spain, and it certainly has changed'

Former Prime Minister Aznar and politician Ayuso attended a book presentation by Mayor Oreja on the anniversary of the 11-M attacks, reflecting on the political implications of the tragedy.

Mar 11 • 19:51 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Metro calculations to cover the 'boom' of Madrid Nuevo Norte: reactivating a 'dormant' platform at Chamartín, three new stations, and a project worth 400 million

The Madrid Metro is set to expand with three new stations to support the Madrid Nuevo Norte development, which is being promoted as a strategic project for the city's future.

Mar 10 • 23:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP leadership on the court's decision to promote the registry of abortion objectors: 'Ayuso will comply'

The leadership of the PP comments on the Madrid court's ruling regarding the registration of abortion objectors, highlighting that Ayuso will comply with the legal decision despite her prior resistance.

Mar 10 • 12:48 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Attorney General Activates the Machinery to Appeal the Sentence Against García Ortiz Before the Constitutional Court

The Attorney General of Spain intends to appeal the conviction of former Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz to the Constitutional Court, asserting his innocence.

Mar 10 • 12:05 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Madrid Refuses to Create Registry of Abortion Objectors Despite Court Ruling: 'It is a Personal Endeavor of the President'

Madrid's President Isabel Díaz Ayuso defies a court ruling requiring a registry of abortion objectors, asserting it's her personal mission and resisting opposition from her party.

Mar 10 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso defends Trump's actions "because if no one did anything, there would still be political prisoners in Venezuela or in the tunnels of Hamas"

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the President of Madrid, expressed support for Donald Trump's actions during her visit to New York, linking them to global issues like political prisoners in Venezuela and Hamas tunnels, while announcing celebrations for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.

Mar 9 • 20:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Justice Orders Ayuso to Immediately Process the Creation of the Registry of Conscientious Objectors to Abortion as Requested by Health Authorities

The Madrid Court has mandated the regional government to commence the creation of a registry for conscientious objectors to abortion immediately.

Mar 9 • 14:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Ayuso awards YO DONA as a 'reference in information on fashion, culture, and female talent'

The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, awarded YO DONA, a women's magazine published by EL MUNDO, for its contributions to journalism focused on women's issues on the occasion of International Women's Day.

Mar 6 • 12:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso travels to New York amid tensions between Trump and Sanchez

Isabel Díaz Ayuso is visiting New York to attract investment from major companies amid rising tensions between Donald Trump and Pedro Sánchez over Spain’s military cooperation in the Middle East.

Mar 6 • 08:47 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The tentacles of 'Los Pocholos' extend to the cutbacks of LGTBI+ laws in Madrid

The expansion of influence from 'Los Pocholos' poses a threat to LGTBI+ legislation in Madrid, with recent political maneuvers aiming to reduce protective laws.

Mar 6 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso cuts 246 million from expected science funding after agreement with rectors

The Madrid regional government has reduced science funding by 246 million euros, impacting research despite agreements to increase budgets for salaries and operating expenses at universities.

Mar 5 • 18:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso announces a University Live Plan with another public-private collaboration, now to build student residences

The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced plans for a public-private project aimed at building student residences amidst rising housing costs, although the opposition doubts its success.

Mar 5 • 16:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso appears in the Assembly to explain the crisis of her government and the agreement with rectors

Isabel Díaz Ayuso addresses the Assembly of Madrid to clarify the educational policy crisis and discuss a new multi-year funding agreement with public universities.

Mar 5 • 08:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso tries to cover up the blunders of 'the pocholos': 170 million disregarded or 250 PhD students without grants

Isabel Díaz Ayuso's financial plan for public universities has sparked controversy, particularly regarding its transparency and perceived funding shortfalls.

Mar 4 • 17:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso announces 100% exemption from the transfer tax on works of art

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the president of Madrid, has announced a 100% exemption on the transfer tax for the sale of artworks through specialized galleries.

Mar 4 • 13:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Peace does not reach Madrid campuses, despite the truce that Ayuso signed with the rectors

Despite a signed truce between Madrid's university rectors and President Isabel Díaz Ayuso, economic concerns persist at public universities in Madrid.

Mar 4 • 11:09 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The agreement between Ayuso and the rectors, as celebrated as it is empty

Madrid's President Isabel Díaz Ayuso has signed a multi-year funding agreement with university rectors, but critics argue it fails to address deeper issues of financial strain in public universities.

Mar 4 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Madrid Court orders the investigation of Miguel Ángel Rodríguez for leaking data of two EL PAÍS journalists

The Madrid Court has ordered an investigation into Miguel Ángel Rodríguez for leaking private information of two journalists from EL PAÍS as retaliation for their reporting.

Mar 3 • 11:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Ayuso reaches agreement with Madrid rectors on new university funding model

The Community of Madrid has reached an agreement with the rectors of public universities to establish a new multi-year funding model.

Mar 3 • 09:32 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Emilio Viciana, chaos in management and three years of failed negotiations

The resignation of Education Minister Emilio Viciana reveals erratic management and three years of failed negotiations in Spain's education sector.

Mar 2 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Ayuso Emphasizes Her Rural Agenda to Contain Vox in the Electoral Stronghold of the Sierra and the Western Arc of Madrid

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, is intensifying her rural agenda to connect with voters in the region's western and northern areas amidst competition with Vox.

Feb 27 • 23:01 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Supreme Court rejects annulment of the conviction of García Ortiz and clears the way for the former Attorney General to go to the Constitutional Court

The Spanish Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of former Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz, allowing him to appeal to the Constitutional Court over alleged fundamental rights violations.

Feb 26 • 13:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

'Los Pancetas', a new clan around Ayuso that divides the hardline wing of the PP

'Los Pancetas' is a new faction within the PP, led by Carlos Díaz-Pache, that is reshaping the party dynamics in Madrid and challenging established power figures.

Feb 26 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Rey Juan Carlos University closes 2025 with a deficit of 76 million and turns to Ayuso for survival

Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid faces a significant financial crisis, closing 2025 with a deficit of 76 million euros and looking to regional president Ayuso for potential financial solutions.

Feb 25 • 14:37 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso on Yolanda Díaz's Withdrawal from the General Elections: 'All I Ask Is That She Hurries Up and Joins the PSOE and Completes its Downfall'

Isabel Díaz Ayuso criticized Yolanda Díaz's decision to withdraw from the upcoming general elections, suggesting she hurry to join the PSOE to contribute to its decline.

Feb 25 • 14:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Ayuso defends the mayor of Móstoles and cries out against Sánchez for questioning the educational model of Madrid: "Wherever he goes, he insults me, he is obsessed"

In a recent political clash, Isabel Díaz Ayuso defended the mayor of Móstoles while criticizing Pedro Sánchez for questioning Madrid's educational model.

Feb 25 • 12:39 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso never responded to the request to reinforce the investigation into another case of 'serious' sexual harassment in Móstoles

The Madrid regional government, led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has been accused of ignoring a request from the Ministry of Public Function to provide more information regarding a serious sexual harassment case in Móstoles.

Feb 24 • 08:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

After the resignation of those close to Viciana, the PP reorganizes its group in the Assembly and 'purges' the deputy who clashed with commentator Santaolalla

The PP in Madrid has undergone a significant internal restructuring following the resignation of three spokespeople and the dismissal of Education Councillor Emilio Viciana, which involved the removal of Elisa Vigil amidst a public controversy.

Feb 23 • 18:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso reshuffles the PP group in the Assembly after the betrayal of ‘los pocholos’

Isabel Díaz Ayuso has restructured the PP group in the Madrid Assembly in response to the departure of young members known as ‘los pocholos’, who were aligned with a controversial figure influencing education and culture.

Feb 23 • 17:18 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso will appear in the Assembly on March 5 to explain the controversial dismissal of her Education Minister

Isabel Díaz Ayuso will testify on March 5 regarding the controversial dismissal of her Education Minister amid a crisis related to external influence in education policy.

Feb 23 • 13:15 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The scars in the PP of Ayuso after the Los Pocholos crisis

The resignation of three deputies and the dismissal of a counselor raise questions about the influence of a faction within the Madrid PP.

Feb 22 • 04:40 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Antonio Castilla Algarra, the leader of 'los pocholos' who did not want an office next to Ayuso

Antonio Castilla Algarra, a playwright and figure behind 'los pocholos', influenced Madrid's education sector without seeking formal office, despite the political controversies surrounding his connections with local authorities.

Feb 22 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso and the municipalities of Madrid 'mortgage' for decades 100 public plots ceded for public-private projects

Isabel Díaz Ayuso's government has allocated 100 public land parcels in Madrid for long-term exploitation by private operators, mirroring a controversial public education funding model.

Feb 21 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Unexpected crisis in Ayuso's Government related to a 'religious enlightened one' and contracts worth over 75,000 euros for his theatrical works in Madrid

A scandal has erupted in the government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso over contracts awarded to a controversial figure in the cultural scene of Madrid, raising concerns about favoritism and oversight.

Feb 20 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Ayuso's boyfriend uses the conviction of the Attorney General to request the annulment of his tax fraud case

Alberto González Amador, boyfriend of President Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is seeking to have his tax fraud case annulled, citing a recent conviction of the Attorney General for a breach of secrecy as a violation of his rights.

Feb 19 • 22:57 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso returns to the Assembly amid her biggest internal crisis

Isabel Díaz Ayuso faces significant turmoil within her government following the dismissal of her Education minister and revelations of external influences managing education affairs in Madrid.

Feb 19 • 08:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The imprint of the guru of 'Los pocholos' on the celebration of Hispanic Heritage in schools

Antonio Castillo Algarra's influence on Madrid's educational policies is evident in schools' celebration of Hispanic Heritage.

Feb 19 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The mentor of 'the pocholos' intended to strangle bilingualism: 'We do not need English'

Antonio Castillo sought to undermine the bilingual education model in Madrid, despite its expansion, by manipulating funding and language instruction in schools.

Feb 19 • 04:30 UTC

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