https://www.europesays.com/people/258837/ Why Spain PM called for snap election amid protests, stakes for the left #ExpressExplained #PedroSánchez #PedroSánchezSnapElection #psoe #SánchezGovernment #SpainElection2026 #SpainElectionNovember29 #SpainHousingCrisis #SpainParliamentaryStalemate #SpainPoliticalCrisis #SpainPolitics #SpainSnapElection #SpanishSocialistWorkers'Party #VoxSpain
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Why Spain’s snap election could be make-or-break for the progressive left | Explained News
Earlier this June, The Economist argued that the parliamentary stalemate in S…
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Bangkok Post – Spain PM calls early election after housing crisis defeat
Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been in office since 2018 MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez…
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New Video: BREAKING: Sanchez Calls Snap Spanish Elections, Brazil's Lula Loses to Far-Right Bolsonaro in Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34GghpQLH9I
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New Video: BREAKING: Sanchez Calls Snap Spanish Elections, Brazil's Lula Loses to Far-Right Bolsonaro in Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34GghpQLH9I
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CW: This article discusses taxation, government bureaucracy, political criticism, and comments about Spain and its tax authorities. It contains references to potentially contentious opinions about Spanish politics and taxation.
Bill O’Reilly Says Spain Is “The Worst” — But What About Hacienda?
Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria building in Cartagena, Spain. Photo: P4K1T0 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.Dear Cherubs, Bill O’Reilly has apparently decided that Spain belongs in the international naughty corner. But while his recent criticism focused mainly on Spain’s relationship with the United States and NATO, the country’s tax system is a separate story — and one that can make Hacienda feel like the guest who never leaves.
O’Reilly’s comments are worth separating from the tax debate because the two issues are easy to mash together. In a recent edition of his No Spin News programme, O’Reilly described Spain as “the worst” while discussing the country’s relationship with the United States, saying he had travelled extensively around Spain but would not return unless journalism required it. His criticism centred on defence and political disagreements, not specifically on the Spanish tax authority.
So, if you have seen claims that O’Reilly specifically called Spain the worst because of Hacienda, that particular connection should be treated cautiously. I could not verify a reliable source showing him making that precise argument.
THE HACIENDA QUESTION
That does not mean the Spanish tax system lacks material for a lively conversation.
Spain’s Agencia Tributaria, commonly known as Hacienda, has extensive powers to administer and enforce taxation. The agency also makes substantial use of data analysis and technology to detect possible tax fraud. Research and reporting on its methods describe sophisticated systems capable of analysing financial and corporate relationships.
For ordinary residents, the complexity can be the real headache. Tax residence, worldwide income, property, investments, foreign assets and regional differences can all become relevant depending on an individual’s circumstances.
And Spain is not simply a high-tax country in one uniform sense. Regional governments can affect personal taxation, while separate taxes and reporting obligations can apply to wealth, property and overseas assets.
This is where the story gets particularly interesting for foreigners living in Spain.
FOREIGNERS, PAPERWORK AND THE FAMOUS “HACIENDA” FEAR
Spain’s tax administration has developed a reputation among some expatriates and advisers for being particularly demanding. That reputation is partly fuelled by high-profile disputes and the sheer complexity of the rules.
There is also a history behind some of the criticism. Spain’s controversial Modelo 720 foreign-asset declaration was challenged at European level, and the European Court of Justice ruled in 2022 that aspects of its penalty regime were disproportionate.
That doesn’t mean Hacienda is uniquely hostile to taxpayers, nor does it mean every expatriate will encounter problems. It does mean that the popular image of Spain as simply “sun, beaches and cheap living” can leave out an important detail: tax residency is serious business.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, Spain often produces fascinating contradictions: a country that can be exceptionally attractive to live in while simultaneously generating plenty of bureaucracy to discuss over your morning coffee.
The bigger lesson from O’Reilly’s remarks is therefore less about whether Spain really is “the worst” and more about separating political criticism from verifiable facts.
Spain can be criticised for its policies, defended for them, or simply observed. Hacienda can be examined on its rules and enforcement. And O’Reilly’s personal assessment can remain exactly that: his assessment.
Alternative interpretations of O’Reilly’s comments are possible, particularly because his remarks were made in a broader political discussion rather than as a detailed analysis of Spanish taxation.
Sources:
Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News — Spain comments and discussion of Spain’s relationship with the United States: https://pod.wave.co/podcast/bill-oreillys-no-spin-news-and-analysis/exposing-the-internets-deception-renée-diresta-on-the-dangers-of-believing-false-information-an-iran
Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria — Spanish Tax Agency: https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/
European Court of Justice — Judgment concerning Spain’s Modelo 720 reporting regime: https://curia.europa.eu/
Thisclaimer — https://thisclaimer.com
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/426756/ Spanish PM denies being blackmailed by Morocco #AlbertoFeijoo #CeutaMigration #MigrantSurge #MigrationCrisis #Morocco #MoroccoRelations #MoroccoSpain #PedroSanchez #PhoneHacking #PopularParty #SpainPolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/people/227988/ Spanish PM denies being blackmailed by Morocco #AlbertoFeijoo #CeutaMigration #MigrantSurge #MigrationCrisis #MoroccoRelations #MoroccoSpain #PedroSánchez #PhoneHacking #PopularParty #SpainPolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/87263/ Spain’s Sanchez says no ‘solid proof’ that Morocco planned Ceuta crisis • FRANCE 24 English #Ceuta #CeutaMigrantCrisis #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #immigration #madrid #Morocco #MoroccoPolitics #PedroSánchez #Protests #sanchez #Spain #SpainPolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/71894/ Ceuta has ‘re-exposed immigration’s divisive nature’ in the EU • FRANCE 24 English #AntiImmigration #Ceuta #CeutaCrisis #CeutaImmigration #EuImmigration #EULeaders #EUPolitics #EuropeImmigration #EuropeanPolitics #EuropeanUnion #FarRight #FarRightImmigration #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #immigration #ImmigrationPolicy #PSOE #sanchez #Spain #SpainImmigration #SpainPolitics #VOX
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/71858/ After the deadly Ceuta crossing, Moroccan parents search for their children • FRANCE 24 English #AntiImmigration #Ceuta #CeutaCrisis #CeutaImmigration #EuImmigration #EULeaders #EUPolitics #EuropeImmigration #EuropeanPolitics #FarRight #FarRightImmigration #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #immigration #ImmigrationPolicy #Morocco #PSOE #sanchez #Spain #SpainImmigration #SpainPolitics #VOX
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/71850/ Replay: EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration addresses Ceuta incident • FRANCE 24 #AntiImmigration #Ceuta #CeutaCrisis #CeutaImmigration #EuImmigration #EULeaders #EUPolitics #Europe #EuropeImmigration #EuropeanPolitics #FarRight #FarRightImmigration #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #immigration #ImmigrationPolicy #PSOE #sanchez #Spain #SpainImmigration #SpainPolitics #VOX
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/71738/ Who are the migrants that remain in Spain’s Ceuta? • FRANCE 24 English #AntiImmigration #Ceuta #CeutaCrisis #CeutaImmigration #EuImmigration #EULeaders #EUPolitics #EuropeImmigration #EuropeanPolitics #FarRight #FarRightImmigration #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #immigration #ImmigrationPolicy #PSOE #sanchez #Spain #SpainImmigration #SpainPolitics #VOX
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Ceuta migrant crisis highlights EU divisions as over 50,000 cross into Spain
📰 Original title: How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
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#currentaffairs #migrantcrisis #europeanunion #spainpolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/71383/ EU calls for ‘united action’ on border protection after Ceuta mass crossing • FRANCE 24 English #AntiImmigration #Ceuta #CeutaCrisis #CeutaImmigration #EuImmigration #EULeaders #EUPolitics #EuropeImmigration #EuropeanPolitics #EuropeanUnion #FarRight #FarRightImmigration #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #immigration #ImmigrationPolicy #PSOE #sanchez #Spain #SpainImmigration #SpainPolitics #VOX
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EU Splits, Trump Weighs In as Ceuta Border Crisis Leaves72 Dead — Inside the City’s Wildest 48 Hours
Spanish soldiers control as migrants cross back to Morocco after they crossed the border to enter Spain’s north…
#Europe #EU #Ceuta #Ceutamigrationcrisis #EUImmigrationEnforcement #EUSchengenSplinter #EuropeanUnion #SpainImmigrationNews #SpainPolitics #Spain-MoroccoRelations
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https://www.europesays.com/people/175609/ Sanchez isolated as Spain sparks fears of a migration crisis in Europe | World News #CeutaBorderCrisis #EUMigrationPolicy #EuropeanMigrationDebate #EuropeanUnion #FriedrichMerz #GiorgiaMeloni #IllegalImmigration #PedroSánchez #PedroSánchez #SchengenArea #SpainMigrationCrisis #SpainPolitics
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Is Spain facing a Starmer moment?
Pedro Sánchez has been prime minster of Spain since 2018 and for much of that time has enjoyed…
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https://www.europesays.com/people/129956/ Spanish PM denies ‘widespread’ corruption after ex-top aide jailed #CorruptionScandal #EuropeanPolitics #GovernmentCrisis #GraftAllegations #JoseLuisAbalos #MadridParliament #PedroSánchez #PoliticalCrisis #SocialistParty #SpainPolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/people/123016/ Spanish PM’s wife Begona Gomez ordered to stand trial on corruption charges, barred from leaving the country – Firstpost #BegoñaGómez #BegoñaGómezCorruptionCharges #BegoñaGómezTrial #InfluencePeddlingCase #PedroSánchez #PedroSánchezGovernment #people #SocialistPartySpain #SpainCorruptionCase #SpainCorruptionInvestigation #SpainPoliticalScandal #SpainPolitics #SpanishJudgeJuanCarlosPeinado #SpanishPMWifeTrial
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https://www.europesays.com/people/122567/ Begoña Gómez trial: Spanish judge orders PM Pedro Sánchez’s wife to surrender passport #BegoñaGómez #CorruptionTrial #InfluencePeddlingCase #JuanCarlosPeinado #PassportSurrenderOrder #PedroSánchez #People'sParty #SocialistGovernment #SpainPolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/people/79381/ Bangkok Post – Spanish ex-PM faces influence-peddling probe #InfluencePeddlingInvestigation #JoséLuisRodríguezZapatero #MadridCourt #PedroSánchez #PlusUltraAirline #SpainPolitics #SpanishGovernmentCorruption #SpanishSocialistParty
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https://www.europesays.com/people/72035/ Spain’s PM faces key Andalusia vote after series of defeats #AndalusiaVote #GraftScandal #JuanMoreno #MariaMontero #PedroSánchez #PopularParty #SocialistParty #SpainElection #SpainPolitics #VoxParty
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https://www.europesays.com/people/59195/ Spain Urges EU Intervention Against US Sanctions on ICC #BlockingStatute #EuropeanCommission #IccSanctions #PedroSánchez #SpainPolitics
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https://www.europesays.com/people/36676/ Progressive Leaders Met in Barcelona to Push Back Against Right-Wing Politics #BarcelonaSummit #BernieSanders #BrazilLula #ChrisMurphy #ClimatePolicy #disinformation #DonaldTrump #EuropeanPolitics #FarRightPolitics #GlobalDemocracy #HillaryClinton #Inequality #InternationalRelations #multilateralism #NATO #PedroSánchez #ProgressivePolitics #SocialMediaRegulation #SouthAfricaRamaphosa #SpainPolitics #TimWalz #UnitedNations #USForeignPolicy #ZohranMamdani
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Spain is Going Crazy for ‘Torrente, Presidente’!
In the sixth instalment of his box-office breaking series,…
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/873583/ Spain’s left-wing parties strike deal ahead of Andalucia election #communism #CommunistParty #EU #Europe #JuanmaMoreno #NewsSpain #Newspaper #PartidoPopular #Podemos #PorAndalucia #PP #PSOE #Spain #SpainPolitics #TheOlivePress
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Don't know much about Pedro Sanchez (Spain) but he seems to have a habit of saying the right things in difficult situations:
"The question is not if we are on the side of the ayatollahs - nobody is. The question is whether we are in favour of peace and international legality."
"You cannot answer one illegality with another, because that is how the great catastrophes of humanity begin."
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/685945/ The Andalucia President’s blackface stunt at Three Kings was wrong and insensitive – JOY E GLENN, a black mother in Spain, explains why #Andalucia #blackface #BlackfaceHistory #CabalgataDeReyes #EU #Europe #JuanmaMoreno #junta #NewsSpain #Newspaper #Racism #Sevilla #Spain #SpainPolitics #SpainRacism #TheOlivePress #ThreeKings #UnitedStates
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/625324/ Spain 2026 forecast: You may not agree with Pedro Sánchez but his country continues to take a refreshing stance #EU #Europe #PedroSanchez #Politics #Spain #SpainPolitics #SpanishPolitics
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Aragon accused the central government of favoritism, particularly towards Catalonia, over migration policies.
This and more in the latest episode of the Rorshok Spain Update. Click on the link in bio to listen to the full story!
#SpainNews #SpainPolitics #ESL #SpainEnglishPodcast #SpainExpats #PedroSanchez #Catalunya #EU #Catalonia #MigrantsInSpain #Aragon #Aragonese
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♻️ They told us the system was broken but never said who broke it, or why we’re left picking up the pieces. The trash row in our town isn't just about bins; it's about who’s heard, who’s ignored, and who steps in when democracy checks out... #Neoliberalism #FarRight #SpainPolitics #CivicProtest
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Spain revealed a 10.5 billion euro plan to meet NATO’s 2% GDP defence spending target, fast-tracking its original 2029 pledge.
This and more in the latest episode of the Rorshok Spain Update. Click on the link in bio to listen to the full story!
#SpainDefense #NATO #DefenseSpending #2PercentGDP #SpainNews #MilitaryBudget #NATOSummit #SecurityUpdate #RorshokSpain #RorshokUpdate #GlobalSecurity #SpainPolitics #DefenseNews #NATOUpdate
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Spain's Congress proposed to speed up the eviction process for squatters, allowing owners to reclaim their homes within 48 hours of reporting a squatter.
Tap the link in bio to learn more!
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Spain's Socialist PSOE party and Junts proposed a new law granting Catalunya more immigration powers.
If you want to know more about this law, follow the link in bio! @rorshokspain
#PSOE #Junts #Catalunya #ImmigrationLaw #SpainPolitics #CataloniaLaw
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Spain's central government has agreed to forgive over 17 billion dollars in debt owed by Catalunya.
Learn more with the link in bio - @rorshok.spain
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Last week in Spain, March 5th, rundown:
(1) President Sánchez announced that Spain would grant Ukraine a one-billion-dollar military aid package.
(2) Spain's central government has agreed to forgive over 17 billion dollars in debt owed by Catalunya.
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshok.spain
Picture credits: [Euractiv, CatalanNews, DenverPost, Newsweek]
#Spain #PedroSánchez #UkraineAid #MilitarySupport #Catalunya #DebtForgiveness #SpainPolitics
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In Spain, an initiative to repel a 2023 law designating bullfighting as a cultural heritage will be discussed in Congress.
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.spainPicture credits: [Denverpost]
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*Alvise, azote contra la corrupción* 🤣🤣🤣
**Corrupto** como era de esperar. Tan indiscreto, que no ha llegado ni a fin de año sin que le pille la justicia.
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AUDIOS | Alvise prometió leyes a favor del empresario que le pagó 100.000 euros: "Seré llave de gobierno con Feijóo y Abascal"
🏷️ #alvise #corrupcion #corrupcionpolitica #financiacionilegal #parlamentoeuropeo
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A little overpass with leftovers.
Shot on a FujiFilm X-S10 w/ a Canon 50mm FD 1:1.4 lens.
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Safe to say someone isn't a fan, I guess.
Someone went around and did this to basically all her posters 😅
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been re-elected for a second term – ending four months of political deadlock in the country. But parliamentary appr...#AlJazeeraEnglish #Madrid #MadridProtest #ParliamentVote #PedroSanchez #SanchezPremier #Spain #SpainDemocracyWins #SpainPolitics #SpanishElection
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Hey international peeps! Please share this vid outside of Spain. I want the whole international community to know the kind of people that make up our right-wing politics. Our conservatives are quite fond of the "Marca España" marketing, so perhaps if they are brought to international shame they will tone down the radicalization. https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2023-10-27/un-coche-arrolla-a-un-grupo-de-ciclistas-en-mitad-de-una-marcha-en-favor-de-palestina-en-madrid.html?ssm=TW_CM
#marcaespaña #politics #eupolitics #spainpolitics #palestine #domesticterrorism
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Parece que el resultado de las #elecciones23j se dirige hacia el empate técnico entre bloques, sin mayorías. Toca ver que candidato elegirá el rey para la investidura y que se active el reloj de la repetición electoral. ¿Se achantará Feijoo como lo hizo Rajoy en 2015?
#EleccionesGenerales #23J #España #SpainPolitics #Election #Spain #CIS #FelipeVI
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Con el 67% escrutado, ¿Y si la encuesta del CIS estaba en lo cierto? 🤯🤣
#EleccionesGenerales #23J #España #SpainPolitics #Election #Spain #CIS #elecciones23j
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Si aún no lo has hecho, ¡VOTA! 🗳️🇪🇸
--- Gracias
#EleccionesGenerales #23J #España #SpainPolitics #Election #Spain
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CW: Spain, election polling
Why has #Spain's left lost such ground since the last election? Is it just because the PP's Feijóo is taking lots of swing voters? Maybe not, primarily; Spain's electorate is fairly inelastic.
Instead, says El Electoral, it's "fundamentally" because of the demobilization of chunks of the left-wing — and esp #Podemos — electorate. This chart of theirs shows what people voted who voted last time but say they wouldn't vote now:
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CW: Spain, election polling
#Spain polling: compare the chart in my previous post in this thread with the latest polling averages charts from The Electoral Report, by party and for the right-wing block vs the pro-govt block as a whole: https://electoralreport.com/interactivos/promedio-encuestas-espana/
They show more volatility than the Politico Poll of Polls chart (a methodological issue I suppose), and also show somewhat different (and more encouraging) trends in recent months (perhaps because of including different polls).
#SpainPolitics