Spain remains in political limbo two months after electionSocialists’ attempts to forge new government have deepened divisions between partiesWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Basque leader Arnaldo Otegi freed from Spanish prisonOtegi likely to run for Basque regional premier for the EH Bildu coalition in electionsWed Mar 02 2016 - 01:00
Basque leader Arnaldo Otegi freed after 6 years in prisonOtegi (57) jailed in 2009 for trying to reform political party linked to terrorist group EtaTue Mar 01 2016 - 18:57
Catalan separatists confident of result despite challengesParties in Madrid still wrangling over formation of a new Spanish governmentSat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00
Spain fears election rerun from perspective of uneasy limboAs four factions fail to form a coalition, voters wonder if big picture is ignoredFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
Liberals back Pedro Sánchez to be Spanish leaderSocialists and Ciudadanos sign accord and look for support to form governmentWed Feb 24 2016 - 18:18
Many fear legacy of Cervantes in danger as 400th anniversary approachesSpain’s greatest writer mainly of interest to academics and cultural elite, say criticsWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Spain remains global crime hub and haven for fugitivesDrugs, guns, explosives dominate scene in which ‘new life can be invented with ease’Fri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
Spanish civil servant fined for missing work for six yearsEngineer in Cádiz was about to receive long service award when absence was noticedFri Feb 12 2016 - 14:42
Puppeteers’ arrest sparks debate on freedom of speech in SpainTwo men arrested for allegedly glorifying terrorism after complaints from viewersThu Feb 11 2016 - 17:38
Pedro Sánchez focusing on forming Spanish governmentSocialist leader Pedro Sánchez is directing energy at mustering support to become PMSat Feb 06 2016 - 02:00
Impatient Spaniards call for parties to reach agreementPoliticians are being urged by a frustrated electorate to get on with forming a governmentFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:01
Portugal’s centre-right president pledges to unite countryMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa signals some common ground with leftist governmentMon Jan 25 2016 - 20:00
Anti-austerity Podemos party proposes coalition of leftSpain’s acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy decides not to stay on due to lack of supportFri Jan 22 2016 - 20:00
Spanish parliament meets amid impasse over governmentNew era requiring consensus between disparate groups unlikely to last longWed Jan 13 2016 - 19:54
Accession of new Catalan premier keeps secession plan alive‘This is not a time for cowards,’ says strident separatist premier Carles PuigdemontMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Spain’s Princess Cristina faces historic tax fraud trialCristina de Borbón (50) is the first Spanish royal to face criminal proceedingsMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Madrid’s modern ‘Three Kings’ parade annoys traditionalistsParade takes place during eve of the Epiphany and marks end of the Christmas festivitiesSat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
Spanish election: Pressure on Socialists to resolve crisisWith ruling conservatives lacking a majority, the pressure is on left-leaning parties to uniteThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
Catalan independence bid on hold after failure to elect leaderSeparatist premier Artur Mas struggles to gain vital support of left-wing CUP partySun Dec 27 2015 - 20:48
Political uncertainty mounts in wake of Spanish electionSocialists unwilling to back PP and are set to vote against ‘investiture of Mariano Rajoy’Tue Dec 22 2015 - 01:00
Spanish PM falls short on overall majorityMariano Rajoy’s Popular Party wins 122 seats in Spain’s 350-seat chamberMon Dec 21 2015 - 08:18
Spain’s political landscape changes even as Popular Party wins electionFour-way race represents ‘watershed’, says socialist leaderMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Man in the middle aims to show Spaniards the third wayAs Spain goes to polls, Ciudadanos’s Albert Rivera may become kingmaker, if not PMSat Dec 19 2015 - 05:00
Corruption dominates lead-up to Spanish electionScandal-plagued prime minister Mariano Rajoy is still favourite to win in Sunday’s voteThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
Profligate past colours debate as Spain gears up for electionDespite four years of cutbacks and tax hikes Popular Party government holds poll leadSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
Podemos may have peaked too soon as election nearsLeftist Spanish party a victim of its own success as many voters no longer believe it canFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:04
Spain’s deputy PM conspicuous by her presencePopular Party’s number two could be more acceptable if a coalition has to be negotiatedWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:01
Spain in election mode with four parties in changed landscapeCampaign for December 20th general election marked by an end to bi-party systemFri Dec 04 2015 - 01:00
Spain: Pamplona seeks investigation into abuses in Franco eraCity is expected to approve criminal investigation into human rights abusesFri Nov 27 2015 - 01:00
Forty years since Franco: how Spain has reinvented itselfEconomic and social progress brought great confidence before a harsh reality checkFri Nov 20 2015 - 18:00
Spain remembers dictator Franco and his victimsGeneral’s principles still lauded by supporters on 40th anniversary of his deathFri Nov 20 2015 - 08:55
Standoff puts Catalonia’s independence plans in jeopardyTensions within separatist movement may stall ‘democratic disconnection’ from SpainWed Nov 18 2015 - 19:37
Catalan independence resolution draws swift retort from MadridRegion is taking the first steps towards seceding from SpainTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Migrants endure agonising wait at Spanish gateway to EUTensions as refugee centre overflows with ever more long-term residentsSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Volkswagen to pay back millions in subsidies to Spanish governmentSome estimate reimbursement linked to emissions scandal could amount to €50mThu Nov 05 2015 - 14:41
Former missionary denounces religious order over ‘sexual slavery’Man writes to pope and takes case to VaticanWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
Spain’s political parties combine to oppose Catalan secessionPrime minister Mariano Rajoy to meet leaders of Ciudadanos and Podemos partiesThu Oct 29 2015 - 16:32
Fighting talk from Spain PM Rajoy on Catalan breakawayPM suggests he may use courts to block move as separatists eye quick seceessionWed Oct 28 2015 - 01:00
Row as Portuguese president tries to block leftist coalitionCavaco Silva accused of acting beyond his brief in blocking formation of left-wing coalitionTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Spain struggles to exorcise Eta’s ghostsIt’s four years since the terrorist group ended its armed campaign for an independent Basque state. But the legacy of violence is still felt in the region’s politicsSat Oct 24 2015 - 02:00
Catalan leader Artur Mas’s court appearance heightens tensionsHundreds on streets in Barcelona waving region’s flag and chanting ‘independence’Thu Oct 15 2015 - 19:28
Call for Spain to do more for Syrian refugees in ‘prison city’Many try to reach Europe via highly policed Spanish territory of Melilla in north AfricaThu Oct 08 2015 - 20:28
Loss of majority in Portuguese election a headache for coalitionCentre-right partnership received 38.5% of the votes – but it will have to read carefullyMon Oct 05 2015 - 19:49
Portuguese PM confident of re-election despite troika austerityPassos Coelho’s Social Democratic Party goes into weekend election with four-point leadSat Oct 03 2015 - 03:00
Separatists unite after Catalan president accusedArtur Mas faces charges over disobeying ruling on 2014 independence referendumWed Sept 30 2015 - 18:57
Breakaway Catalan parties develop secession ‘road map’Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy refuses to give any ground to the separatistsTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Catalonia takes decisive step towards secessionIndependence from Spain was the key issue in yesterday’s regional electionsMon Sept 28 2015 - 14:42
Pro-independence parties win election in CataloniaGovernment waves legal stick to warn against moves towards independenceSun Sept 27 2015 - 22:55
Flag scuffle highlights tensions in Catalan electionNationalist parties are threatening to secede from Spain depending on results of voteSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
