we have a serious problem with rule of law in Spain corruption abuse of power weakening of institution this house and commission can no longer stay silent the escalating corruption scandal linked to the Spanish prime minister his close relatives his party and government are frankly peaking unacceptable as are the attacks of the free press law enforcement bodies on judges and prosecutors investigating these scandals colleagues the rule of law is not something that is optional it does not apply to certain cases or to certain member states it is a foundation of our democracy and we need to defend it all over Europe the people of Spain deserve more than an apology they deserve a serious commitment to root out corruption at the highest level of government and real accountability because in democracy no one no one is above the law if something like this would happen in my home country Sweden the prime minister would resign and call for elections please Mr sanchez prime minister the fiesta is over thank you The escalating corruption scandal linked to the Spanish Prime Minister, his closed relatives, his party and government are unacceptable. This House and commission can no longer stay silent," says @tomastobe MEP. Watch⤵️