Politik / Wirtschaft: SPAHN (CDU) FÄLLT WEICH //

Sacrificial scapegoat Spahn and his mentor Merz...whining # Are we really supposed to feel sorry for the mask deal expert? Sorry, he resigned as parliamentary group leader for the CDU but remains in the Bundestag! SPAIN-CORONA AFFAIR: At the end of June 2026, Spain's Supreme Court sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years and three months in prison for his involvement in a serious corruption scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic. The former minister was accused of establishing a criminal network to procure overpriced medical protective equipment during the pandemic and accepting bribes in the process. In the same trial, his former advisor Koldo García was also sentenced to 19 years in prison.