Fernando Grande-Marlaska

Force in Play

Seeking a joint migration response with Senegal

Senegalese search teams have recovered 39 bodies from a wooden boat that capsized off the Lompoul dunes near Kebemer, and one person survived. The boat left Saint-Louis for the Canary Islands; 24 victims have been identified and returned to their families, and 11 still await identification.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Spoke with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi by phone, and the two agreed on Oct 22 to end the reciprocal border checks

Italy and Spain agreed on October 22 to end the border checks they had imposed on each other. The decision followed a phone call between the interior ministers, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Matteo Piantedosi.

Updated Oct 27

Rule Changes

As of June 2026: Filed CGPJ complaint against Judge Peinado on June 20, 2026

A Madrid judge ordered Begoña Gómez to stand trial for influence peddling, business corruption, and embezzlement of public funds; he also took her passport and barred her from leaving Spain. Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul and María Cristina Álvarez Rodríguez were also sent to trial in the same ruling.

Updated Jun 22