Tag: Juan Carlos

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Spain's ex king Juan Carlos from exile, settled a back tax bill worth 678,000 Euros

  

  Spain's former King Juan Carlos, who left his homeland under a cloud of scandal in August, has settled a back tax bill worth over 678,000 Euros including interest and fines, his lawyers said on Wednesday.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:27 UTC

  Protestors in several cities call for an end to the Spanish monarchy

  

  Protesters on Sunday called for an end to the Spanish monarchy after the sudden departure of the former king Juan Carlos from the country this week amid a corruption scandal. Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son Felipe, abruptly announced his decision to leave on Monday but there has been no official confirmation of where he went, setting off an international guessing game.

• Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 07:15 UTC

  Spain's ex king goes into exile in the midst of “disturbing information” about his regal conduct

  

  Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who is facing investigation at home and abroad for corruption, announced on Monday that he will go into exile. The 82-year-old revealed he would leave the country in a letter to his son, the current King Felipe VI who accepted his decision and thanked him, the royal palace said in a statement.

• Monday, March 16th 2020 - 11:16 UTC

  Spanish King Felipe VI takes further distance from his scandal-hit father and even cuts his annual grant

  

  Spain's King Felipe VI has renounced the inheritance of his scandal-hit father Juan Carlos. In a statement, the palace said that Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014, would also stop receiving an annual grant of €194,000 (US$ 217,100).

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Spanish King will visit Cuba as part of Havana's 500th anniversary

  

  Spain's King Felipe VI will visit Cuba next month as part of the 500th anniversary celebrations of the island nation's capital Havana, the European country's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “I can confirm it will take place in November” after the Spanish general elections on November 10, Borrell said during a visit to Havana where he met his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez.