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Kreab Paid 1.5 Million to Zapatero for Being His "Exclusive Advisor" in Spain and Does Not Rule Out Suing Him

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The Swedish group of Public Affairs and Communication Kreab has paid 1.5 million euros to the former president of the government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, between October...

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The Swedish group of Public Affairs and Communication Kreab has paid 1.5 million euros to the former president of the government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, between October...

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The release of various details about the work carried out by the former president, as well as the financial amounts linked to his activity as an external consultant, has placed the firm at the center of public debate, raising questions about the scope of certain assignments and the impact these may have on the consultancy's image. All of this coincides with the progress of the judicial investigations in which Zapatero is involved, a circumstance…

KREAB has been involved in the ‘Zapatero case’, in which the former president of the government is being investigated for several crimes, including criminal organization, trading in influence, misappropriation, documentary falsehood, money laundering, smuggling and against the Public Treasury. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was senior advisor to KREAB from 2015 until last year. In a statement from the Swedish consultant sent to her clients - who h…

The Swedish communications and public affairs group Kreab paid José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero €1.5 million between October 2015 and 2025, at a rate of approximately €150,000 per year. The former president was listed as their exclusive senior advisor in Spain. The consultancy, which has just learned that he also worked for other firms, is not ruling out suing him, according to sources at El Mundo.

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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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