In the media.

After a two-year deadline, this Thursday, May 21, marks the end of the period Member States of the European Union have to carry out the transposition of the new Environmental Criminal Directive to combat ecological crimes. A date Spain has reached without having done its homework.

When Judge Calama summoned Zapatero as an investigated party, the headlines spoke of corruption. Some to denounce it, others to deny it. What almost none explained is exactly what kind of corruption we are talking about. And in criminal law, that question is not rhetorical.

The court order issued by Judge Calama alleges influence peddling, not corruption between private individuals, in the Plus Ultra case. These are distinct offenses. Furthermore, European Directive 2026/1021, published less than a month ago, has just redefined that exact boundary.

In today’s program, we are joined by Nabila Benzina, Minister of Health and Social Services, who will speak about the Feast of Sacrifice and the control and health measures prepared for the festivity. In the environment section, we speak with María Barbancho, managing partner of Barbancho Legal.

After a two-year deadline, this Thursday, May 21, marks the end of the period Member States of the European Union have to transpose the new Environmental Crime Directive to combat environmental offences. A date Spain has reached without having done its homework.

Profile article summarising her institutional track record: founding partner of Barbancho Legal since 2018, with offices in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca; member of the ECBA (European Criminal Bar Association) Advisory Council

Interview published by the Il·lustre Col·legi de l’Advocacia de Barcelona with María Barbancho as a former student and lecturer at the School of Legal Practice, in which she describes practical training as “the perfect springboard for jumping into courtroom practice with the right parachute.”

Previous interview (2022) with the same focus, in which Barbancho is presented as having bilingual training (Baccalaureate in Barcelona, studies in Heidelberg), offices in Palma, Barcelona, and Madrid, and a client portfolio in which, according to her own words as reported by the outlet, around half are German.

Extensive interview with a clearly positive and promotional tone in which María Barbancho explains the Spanish judicial system to the German community in Mallorca, addressing the Kegelbrüder case, the duration of proceedings, and differences in punitive severity between Spain and Germany in sexual offenses. The outlet refers to her as “star lawyer” (Star-Anwältin).