Spanish newspaper El Pais is praising King Felipe’s new budget cuts to Royal Household spending, including his own salary.

The new King has moved to further professionalize the Crown, implementing new codes of conduct, including a ban on certain gifts.

Don Felipe has also moved to cut travel and protocol expenses, and boost technology.

King Juan Carlos had already started reforms and cuts, further making the Spanish Royal Household among the cheapest head of state operations in Europe.

King Juan Carlos I, Spain’s former head of state, responded in recent days to a paternity lawsuit against him, according to media outlets.

Spain’s Supreme Court recently agreed to consider one of two long-standing paternity cases against Don Juan Carlos.

Now the King’s attorneys are questioning the facts surrounding Ingrid Sartiau’s claims. The Belgian citizen says King Juan Carlos is her father.

The Spanish courts had long declined to hear Sartiau’s claims because, under the Constitution, the King was inviolable.

But Don Juan Carlos’ abdication in favor of his son, now King Felipe VI, means he is no longer immune from litigation.

However, all claims against him go straight to the Supreme Court. And he is using private attorneys as opposed to those under Royal Household payroll.

King Juan Carlos appears to be enjoying his semi-retirement. Photographers often catch him enjoying favorite meals around Spain.

King Felipe arrived today in Ethiopia to participate in the ongoing African Union Summit, in an effort to strengthen Spain’s relationship with the continent.

Don Felipe met with African leaders, including Egyptian President Abdelfatah Al-Sisi and Tunisian leader Béji Caïd Essebsi.

Spain not only has former colonies in Africa, but also tries to keep strong relations with countries like Morocco and Tunisia.

King Felipe this week presided over Spain’s official remembrance of the holocaust at the Palace of the Senate in Madrid.

Don Felipe met with Spain’s Jewish and Roma leaders, on a day that is also an opportunity to stress the prevention of other crimes against humanity.

King Felipe highlighted the plight of all discriminated people’s and reminded the audience that no societty is fully protected against such nonsense.

The official agenda for the King and Queen has picked up in recent days following the Christmas and Epiphany holidays.

This week His Majesty presided over a swearing-in at Zarzuela Palace, seen below.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia also walked through the annual tourism fair in Madrid.

The tourism fair is a big deal for Spain, one of the world’s top destinations. The event brings more than 9,000 businesses and 200,000 visitors from all over the planet, according to the Royal Household.

King Felipe over the weekend rushed to Saudi Arabia, along with other global leaders, after the death of King Abdullah.

Don Felipe met with members of the Saudi Royal family, including new King Salman.

King Juan Carlos, King Felipe’s dad, worked to develop a close relationship with royals in Saudi Arabia and around the Arab World.

Spain’s Royal Family has resumed its official agenda for 2015 following the holidays.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia reappeared this week, on Epiphany, for the annual Pascua Militar — a ceremony with military and government leaders.

The gathering, which dates back to the 1700’s, usually involves a reviewing of troops, plus statements on military and geopolitical issues at the Madrid Royal Palace Throne Room.

This year’s was King Felipe’s first Pascua Militar. His father, King Juan Carlos, abdicated the Spanish throne last year.

Don Juan Carlos has remained active and was recently spotted in California. He turned 77 this week.

King Felipe was blunt and direct in addressing Spain’s three most pressing issues during his first Christmas Eve message.

Don Felipe, sitting in a room at Zarzuela Palace, stressed the need to overcome the continuing unemployment crisis, spoke out against corruption and called for unity amid Catalan separatism.

King Felipe, in one of his most direct pleas against Catalan independence, said, “Millions of Spaniards have Catalonia in their hears, much like millions of Catalans see other Spaniards as part of their being.”

Don Felipe said it would be better for Spain and Catalonia to resolve challenges together rather than face separate futures.

“Problems are not resolved through emotional ruptures,” said the King. “Let’s make a loyal and sincere effort to recall what we must never lose — mutual affection and shared sentiments.”

King Felipe did not discuss the fraud allegations against his sister, stemming from her husband’s business dealings, or calls for her to renounce her dynastic rights.

But he did zero in on corruption and said it was a positive sign to see the justice system going after wrongdoers.

“We must cut corruption by the root and without contemplation,” said the King. “The honesty of public servants is a basic pillar of our shared lives in a Spain that we all want healthy and clean.”

King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s first Holiday cards as Spain’s reigning monarchs highlight this year’s proclamation.

They include a picture of Their Majesties greeting crowds from the Madrid Royal Palace balcony, plus a picture with their daughters — Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofia.

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia sent out a card with the image of a religious painting from the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Idelfonso outside Segovia.

Previous Royal Family cards have included either family pictures or from museum or Royal collections.

Note that King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia did not use the “R” after their name, as they did when they were reigning monarchs.