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Spanish Court Lets PM's Wife Attend Daughter's Graduation in London but Bars NATO Summit Trip

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A Spanish court has authorised Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, to travel to London this week to attend her daughter’s graduation, while refusing permission for her to accompany the prime minister to the NATO summit in Ankara, intensifying political divisions over the corruption case against her. The Madrid court ruled that Gómez could temporarily recover her passport to travel to the British capital between 8-10 July, despite…

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Antonio Viejo, who replaces Peinado on vacation, points out that Sánchez's wife does not have an "active intervention" at the NATO summit and that Turkey does not belong to the EU's legal space. More information: The judge who replaces Peinado allows Begoña to go to London to her daughter's graduation, but not to the NATO summit.

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Pedro Sánchez is traveling to the NATO summit in Ankara without his wife. This is normal for any democratic president. The problem is that Begoña Gómez wanted to attend, but the judge has prohibited her. This isn't arbitrary; the judge has upheld the precautionary measures imposed on her due to the risk of flight, given the serious alleged crimes: influence peddling, embezzlement, misappropriation, and corruption in business. Read more

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Judge Antonio Viejo – replacing Juan Carlos Peinado who is on vacation – has denied Begoña Gómez, wife of the president of the government, the authorization to travel to Ankara (Turkey) on the occasion of the NATO summit scheduled for July 7 and 8. The order, dated July 6th, ... Continue reading "The judge prevents Begoña's trip to Turkey because "it does not belong to the EU's area of freedom, security and justice"

Center

Madrid, 6 Jul (EFE).- Justice has denied the petition of Begoña Gómez, wife of the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, to attend the NATO summit to be held in Ankara, Turkey, although it has allowed him to travel to London between July 8 and 10 to attend the graduation of his daughter. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado withdrew Begoña Gómez's passport on June 20 as a precautionary measure until the trial in which Pedro Sánchez's wife is …

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Government criticizes refusal to accompany Sánchez to Turkey, but is allowed to travel to London at the graduation of his daughter

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Cadena SER broke the news on Monday, July 6, 2026.
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