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...Investment in Spain, she said, was “starting to fall” as a consequence.Rocío Albert López-Ibor, Ayuso’s economic chief, told the Financial Times the amnesty “sends a signal that what’s been established by...
...STRONG Sánchez Romate, Don José Medium Dry Oloroso NV Sherry (17.5%)Sad to see such a well-aged wine from an old family company being sold so cheaply....
...It crafted an image as a liberal, pro-business, anti-corruption party, and it attracted attention with harmless gimmicks such as the decision of Albert Rivera, its first leader, to pose naked for a campaign...
...He, like his brother Albert — and famed chef Marie-Antoine Carême 150 years previously — went to work at a pâtisserie at the age of 14....
...Albert Roux & Michel Roux Jr Albert and his brother, the late Michel Roux Sr, opened Le Gavroche in Mayfair in 1981. It went on to become the first UK restaurant with three Michelin stars....
...But now Mr Sanchez needs their support more than ever to govern. The biggest failure, though, belongs to Albert Rivera, leader of the liberal but fiercely anti-Catalan nationalist Ciudadanos....
...Mr Sánchez was also involved in a bad-tempered exchange with Albert Rivera, the Ciudadanos leader, who accused the prime minister of telling a “collection of lies” and confirmed that his party would vote...
...After his Pyrrhic victory, Mr Sánchez has no good options....
...In the previous parliament Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera could have formed a coalition with the Socialists, giving them a majority; in 2016 they had agreed a joint programme of government....
...Albert Rivera, Ciudadanos’ leader, resigned on Monday. The poll was triggered by the failure of Pedro Sánchez, caretaker prime minister, to win parliament’s backing to form a government....
...Albert Rivera, leader of the pro-market Ciudadanos party, which fiercely opposes Catalan independence, said Mr Sánchez had to “finish with Torra” and apply article 155 of the Spanish constitution — which...
...In April’s election Albert Rivera, Ciudadanos’ leader, came within 220,000 votes — less than a percentage point — of unseating the PP as the country’s second biggest party....
...Mr Roldán has been embroiled in months of tension with Ciudadanos’ leader Albert Rivera and other hardline members of the party’s executive over their strategy of vetoing any deal with Mr Sánchez because...
...“No mature politician who wants to serve his country refuses to pick up the phone when the prime minister calls,” said acting infrastructure minister José Luis Ábalos, referring to Ciudadanos head Albert...
...But their relationship has soured over Mr Sánchez’s talks with Catalan separatist parties, and Ciudadanos head Albert Rivera has vociferously ruled out voting for Mr Sánchez, or abstaining, as he has moved...
...Ms Arrimadas is closely associated with the policies of Albert Rivera, Ciudadanos’ previous leader, who last year spurned the option of forming a coalition with the governing Socialists, with whom the party...
...This year, the money goes to two institutions — London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art....
...“Fortunately, Franco’s dictatorship ended 44 years ago,” tweeted Albert Rivera, Ciudadanos leader....
...Mr Sánchez....
...But Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera has ruled it out categorically and there seems to be too much bad blood between him and Mr Sánchez. In any case, Mr Rivera is too hardline on the Catalan issue....
...A formal tie-up with Ciudadanos seems highly unlikely now that party leader Albert Rivera has set his sights on overtaking the PP as the biggest opposition party....
...As Albert Rivera whipped up supporters at a rally ahead of Spain’s election next month, he told them that the Ciudadanos party he leads was part of a fight for the integrity of the nation....
...Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera became the first big victim of the vote and resigned from office....
...In the first parliamentary questions since the April 28 poll was announced last week, Mr Sánchez attacked Albert Rivera, leader of the liberal Ciudadanos and former ally, accusing him of moving his party...
...FT Europe editor Ben Hall says leader Albert Rivera will face calls to resign after he ruled out joining a Sánchez coalition six months ago....
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