Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid
French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella spoke alongside Vox leader Santiago Abascal in Madrid, focusing on immigration and economic policy.
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El presidente de Vox, Santiago Abascal, presenta al presidente de Agrupación Nacional y del Grupo de los Patriotas por Europa en el Parlamento, Jordan Bardella en un desayuno informativo. EFE / Javier Lizón
Photograph: infoLibre (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Jordan Bardella, president of France's National Rally, spoke at an event in Madrid with Vox leader Santiago Abascal.
- Bardella outlined his agenda, including stricter border controls, strategic autonomy via nuclear energy, economic protectionism, and opposition to the European Green Deal.
- Santiago Abascal stated that Ceuta's border is also Europe's southern border.
- The event occurred while Mediapart reported allegations of antisemitic comments made by Bardella early in his career.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 2 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Jordan Bardella, president of France's National Rally, appeared at an event in Madrid alongside Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain's Vox party. Bardella discussed his political platform, which includes strengthening border controls, pursuing strategic autonomy through nuclear energy, implementing economic protectionism, and opposing the European Green Deal. Abascal stated that the border of Ceuta should be considered Europe's southern border. Bardella also advocated for limiting free movement within the EU to EU citizens and for Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, to manage deportations.
Disagreement on Bardella's alleged comments
Mediapart published messages alleging that Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments early in his career, according to infoLibre. Bardella denies these allegations, calling them fabrications and having filed a defamation lawsuit against Mediapart. None of the other reports mention these specific allegations or Bardella's response.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre-rated outlets ran this story. None of the right-rated reports mention the allegations of antisemitic comments made by Jordan Bardella early in his career, as reported by Mediapart and detailed in the left-rated infoLibre.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 13 Oct 2026, 14:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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El presidente de Vox, Santiago Abascal (i), presenta este martes al presidente de Agrupación Nacional y del Grupo de los Patriotas por Europa en el Parlamento Europeo, Jordan Bardella (d) en un desayuno informativo organizado por Fórum Europa Real en el Casino Gran Círculo de Madrid. EFE/ Javier LizónJavier Lizón / EFE
La Vanguardia — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports from infoLibre and La Vanguardia focused on the alliance between Bardella and Abascal, framing it as a pre-campaign event for the Spanish elections. Both reports highlighted Bardella's agenda points, including border control, economic protectionism, and opposition to the Green Deal. infoLibre specifically detailed Bardella's proposals on limiting free movement to EU citizens and using Frontex for deportations. Both left-rated outlets also prominently featured the controversy surrounding alleged antisemitic comments made by Bardella, as reported by Mediapart, and noted the presence of David Hatchwell Altaras, a prominent figure in the Spanish Jewish community and an admirer of Madrid's regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, at the event.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from brusselssignal.eu, Anadolu Ajansı, El Mundo, OKDIARIO, and El Debate focused on Bardella's support for Vox and his criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez's migration policy. These reports highlighted Abascal's statement that Ceuta is Europe's southern border and the call for an alliance with a future France led by Marine Le Pen. Bardella's agenda points, such as budget discipline, ending Green Deal ideology, and renegotiating migration rules, were also mentioned. OKDIARIO and El Debate specifically noted Bardella's warning about insecurity in Europe following events in Ceuta. None of the right-rated reports mentioned the allegations of antisemitic comments made by Bardella.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid biased?
- Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Bardella and Abascal Discuss EU Border Policy in Madrid?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Jordan Bardella and Santiago Abascal discuss in Madrid?
- Jordan Bardella and Santiago Abascal discussed border control, economic protectionism, and opposition to the European Green Deal. Bardella also advocated for limiting free movement within the EU to EU citizens and for Frontex to handle deportations, while Abascal asserted that Ceuta's border is Europe's southern border.
- What controversy surrounds Jordan Bardella?
- Mediapart published messages alleging that Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments early in his career. Bardella denies these claims, stating they are fabrications and has filed a lawsuit against Mediapart for defamation.
- Which political parties were represented at the event?
- The event featured Jordan Bardella, president of France's National Rally, and Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain's Vox party. Several Vox deputies were also present, and the event was attended by figures from the Spanish Jewish community and media.
Read it at the source
10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2- Bardella Shows in Madrid His Ultra Agenda with a Jewish Ally of Ayuso in Full Controversy for Anti-Semitism (opens infoLibre in a new tab)
- Abascal Pre-Campaigns with Bardella and Claims a “Essential Alliance” with a France of Le Pen (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
La Vanguardia — is La Vanguardia biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
5- Bardella says a Le Pen victory would restore France’s credibility (opens brusselssignal.eu in a new tab)
brusselssignal.eu — is brusselssignal.eu biased? Our profile of this outlet
- France's Bardella Backs Vox in Spanish Election, Attacks Sanchez's Migration Policy (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Bardella Wraps Abascal Around 29-N Charging Sánchez's Immigration Policy for Its "Dramatic Consequences for Europe's Balance" (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
- Bardella, Leader of the Polls in France, Turns to Vox on 29-N: "In Ceuta the Borders of Europe Are at Stake" (opens OKDIARIO in a new tab)
- Jordan Bardella and Santiago Abascal Star in an Act in Madrid, Live (opens El Debate in a new tab)
Not rated
3- France: Bardella Parallels Budget Doubts with Meloni (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
sigmalive.com — is sigmalive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Abascal Places Ceuta as Europe's Southern Border and Calls for Alliance with Le Pen (opens Moncloa in a new tab)
- Bardella Calls to Vote for Santiago Abascal and Disassembles Sánchez (opens gaceta.es in a new tab)
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