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Spanish conservative leader under fire as Galicia votes

Spanish conservative leader under fire as Galicia votes

Revelations that right-wing party considered amnesty dominate campaign

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 17:24
Farming protest highlights Spain’s rural conundrum

Farming protest highlights Spain’s rural conundrum

Issue a political tightrope for left-wing government that won’t be solved with any future agreement on pro-farming measures in Brussels

Sun Feb 11 2024 - 15:03
Rejection of Catalan amnesty underlines instability of Spanish government

Rejection of Catalan amnesty underlines instability of Spanish government

Pro-independence party votes against controversial law

Wed Jan 31 2024 - 17:00
Spanish judge’s terrorism investigation jeopardises Catalan amnesty

Spanish judge’s terrorism investigation jeopardises Catalan amnesty

Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont risks exclusion from controversial law

Sun Jan 28 2024 - 14:00
Bittersweet birthday for Spain’s Podemos

Bittersweet birthday for Spain’s Podemos

A decade after it was founded, left-wing party is struggling even if its impact on national debate is undeniable

Fri Jan 19 2024 - 14:00
Spain’s ex-PM Mariano Rajoy ran smear campaign against Catalan independence leaders, reports claim

Spain’s ex-PM Mariano Rajoy ran smear campaign against Catalan independence leaders, reports claim

Allegations claim senior police officers created ‘informative notes’ using fabricated evidence

Mon Jan 15 2024 - 18:02
Far-right expected to gather at Madrid monument despite outcry

Far-right expected to gather at Madrid monument despite outcry

Tribute to Romanian fascists the latest focal point for debate over Spain’s civil war legacy and Franco dictatorship

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 19:27
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez survives knife-edge votes

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez survives knife-edge votes

Spanish Socialists’ reliance on Catalan nationalists under scrutiny after tight parliament votes

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 20:22
Catalan nationalists threaten to block Spanish PM’s key economic package

Catalan nationalists threaten to block Spanish PM’s key economic package

Pedro Sánchez keen to push through measures to ease price rises, as Catalan party seeks to punish companies that left region in 2017

Tue Jan 09 2024 - 19:09
Pedro Sánchez faces challenge in 2024 to keep fragile majority together

Pedro Sánchez faces challenge in 2024 to keep fragile majority together

Madrid Letter: Socialist prime minister relies on pro-independence Catalans and Basques and faces strident opposition from the right

Sat Dec 23 2023 - 05:00
Barcelona Airbnbs: Catalonia to vote on limiting number of lets for tourist apartments

Barcelona Airbnbs: Catalonia to vote on limiting number of lets for tourist apartments

Law is designed as an initiative to tackle region’s housing shortage and would see closure of 28,000 tourist properties, according to estimates

Tue Dec 19 2023 - 18:15
Spanish conservatives label Socialists ‘scum’ over city hall deal

Spanish conservatives label Socialists ‘scum’ over city hall deal

Basque nationalists to take control of Pamplona

Fri Dec 15 2023 - 16:43
Spanish media launch lawsuit against Meta

Spanish media launch lawsuit against Meta

News sites claim social media company flouted advertising rules

Mon Dec 04 2023 - 16:13
Spain’s Sánchez forms governing majority amid amnesty crisis

Spain’s Sánchez forms governing majority amid amnesty crisis

Socialist wins investiture with Catalan nationalist support

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 19:00
Spain’s Sánchez headed for investiture victory amid unrest over amnesty deal

Spain’s Sánchez headed for investiture victory amid unrest over amnesty deal

Socialist leader faces hostile start to new legislature after reaching controversial deal with Catalan nationalists

Wed Nov 15 2023 - 18:34
Catalan nationalist support paves way for new Sánchez coalition

Catalan nationalist support paves way for new Sánchez coalition

Spanish Socialist expected to win investiture vote next week

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 16:47
Right-wing protests against Spanish amnesty for Catalan nationalists turn violent

Right-wing protests against Spanish amnesty for Catalan nationalists turn violent

Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez seeks to form new government

Wed Nov 08 2023 - 17:07
Portuguese prime minister resigns amid corruption inquiry

Portuguese prime minister resigns amid corruption inquiry

António Costa is being investigated over the awarding of green hydrogen and lithium exploitation contracts

Tue Nov 07 2023 - 18:00
Spain’s Sánchez seeks Catalan amnesty deal as investiture looms

Spain’s Sánchez seeks Catalan amnesty deal as investiture looms

Law would benefit activists linked to 2017 independence bid

Fri Nov 03 2023 - 18:44
Hundreds of thousands suffered church abuse, Spanish inquiry says

Hundreds of thousands suffered church abuse, Spanish inquiry says

Report following public inquiry criticises Catholic authorities for ‘cover-up’ culture

Fri Oct 27 2023 - 18:59
Catalonia’s hardline separatist hero Puigdemont returns to the spotlight

Catalonia’s hardline separatist hero Puigdemont returns to the spotlight

Former regional president negotiating possible amnesty with Madrid, but stakes are high for both sides

Thu Oct 26 2023 - 06:00
Gaza raises coexistence worries in Spain’s North African cities

Gaza raises coexistence worries in Spain’s North African cities

Police deployed to protect Jewish community in Melilla

Sun Oct 22 2023 - 14:40
Catalan government says ‘Scotland-style’ independence vote is workable

Catalan government says ‘Scotland-style’ independence vote is workable

Madrid says referendum would be unconstitutional

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 18:59
Canary Island politicians warn of infrastructure ‘collapse’ due to migrant arrivals

Canary Island politicians warn of infrastructure ‘collapse’ due to migrant arrivals

El Hierro politician calls for ‘governments of Canary Islands, Spain and Europe to take responsibility’

Thu Oct 12 2023 - 05:00
Spanish unionists plan protest against Catalan amnesty

Spanish unionists plan protest against Catalan amnesty

Acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez considers measure in exchange for nationalist support in government formation

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 19:01
Spanish conservative faces failure in vote to become PM over strident unionist stance

Spanish conservative faces failure in vote to become PM over strident unionist stance

Alberto Núñez Feijóo short of votes needed as far-right Vox support keeps regional moderates away

Tue Sept 26 2023 - 05:05
Eta documentary under fire for ‘whitewashing’ terrorism

Eta documentary under fire for ‘whitewashing’ terrorism

Festival director insists that critics should watch film first

Thu Sept 14 2023 - 16:34
Policeman denounces ‘non-consensual’ kiss from female demonstrator

Policeman denounces ‘non-consensual’ kiss from female demonstrator

Episode took place during 2017 Catalan independence referendum

Wed Sept 13 2023 - 17:58
Former Catalan president demands amnesty for independence leaders

Former Catalan president demands amnesty for independence leaders

Carles Puigdemont seeks deal in exchange for support for either of Spain’s two main political forces as they compete to form a government

Tue Sept 05 2023 - 17:46
Mid-summer ballot pays off for Spain’s Pedro Sánchez

Mid-summer ballot pays off for Spain’s Pedro Sánchez

Socialist thwarts right and has narrow chance of forming new government

Mon Jul 24 2023 - 18:11
Spain election inconclusive as Socialist party performs better than expected

Spain election inconclusive as Socialist party performs better than expected

The conservative Popular Party of Alberto Núñez Feijóo makes substantial gains

Sun Jul 23 2023 - 21:55
Spain heads to the polls after rancorous campaign

Spain heads to the polls after rancorous campaign

Left warns of far right’s ambitions to enter coalition

Sat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Spanish election front-runner faces questions over link to drug trafficker

Spanish election front-runner faces questions over link to drug trafficker

Alberto Nunez Feijoo’s friendship with cocaine smuggler under scrutiny

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 04:50
Irish man arrested over suspected murder of Irish woman in Spain

Irish man arrested over suspected murder of Irish woman in Spain

Police found woman lying on a hotel floor in the coastal resort of Salou on Sunday night

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 14:38
Controversy over hanging LGBTQ+ flags brings Spanish far-right into focus

Controversy over hanging LGBTQ+ flags brings Spanish far-right into focus

Vox party could form national coalition with conservatives

Sun Jul 02 2023 - 09:13
Eta is dead so why do Spanish politicians never stop talking about it?

Eta is dead so why do Spanish politicians never stop talking about it?

For many observers, an obsession with the defunct terrorist organisation has become a caricature of Spain’s warped politics

Fri Jun 16 2023 - 11:50
Spain’s far right reaches deals with conservatives

Spain’s far right reaches deals with conservatives

Agreements suggest parties could form national coalition after election

Thu Jun 15 2023 - 16:54
Exhumation of civil war victims begins from Spain’s biggest mass grave

Exhumation of civil war victims begins from Spain’s biggest mass grave

Valley of the Fallen is the largest and most controversial reminder of Franco’s dictatorship

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 17:15
Fractious Spanish left seeks unity ahead of July election

Fractious Spanish left seeks unity ahead of July election

New Sumar party attempts to unite multiple parties of the left

Thu Jun 08 2023 - 20:12
Catalan bullfighting fans demand return of tradition to region

Catalan bullfighting fans demand return of tradition to region

Increase in subsidies has helped to boost the number of bullfights in other areas of Spain

Wed Jun 07 2023 - 19:34
Spain’s Sánchez gambles on snap election after local vote disaster

Spain’s Sánchez gambles on snap election after local vote disaster

July vote follows reversal for left-wing coalition in regional polls

Mon May 29 2023 - 15:38
Spain’s Vinicius crisis could mark a new anti-racist era

Spain’s Vinicius crisis could mark a new anti-racist era

Broader debate has been triggered on whether the country is inherently racist

Fri May 26 2023 - 16:47
‘We don’t want to be Venice’: Barcelona battles an influx of tourists

‘We don’t want to be Venice’: Barcelona battles an influx of tourists

City’s left-wing activist mayor Ada Colau is seeking re-election in a tight race while presiding over a city with a host of problems

Fri May 26 2023 - 05:00
Candidates with terrorist past bring Eta into Spanish campaign

Candidates with terrorist past bring Eta into Spanish campaign

Forty-four of those running in Basque elections linked to group

Fri May 12 2023 - 15:24
Spain battles record-breaking drought with emergency measures

Spain battles record-breaking drought with emergency measures

Farmers among those hit hardest by dry spell

Thu May 11 2023 - 16:27
Abortion reform approved by Spain’s highest court

Abortion reform approved by Spain’s highest court

Legislation was introduced in 2010 but has created political division and eroded the judiciary’s credibility

Tue May 09 2023 - 19:10
Jesuit’s diary of sexual abuse prompts investigations in Bolivia

Jesuit’s diary of sexual abuse prompts investigations in Bolivia

Missionary Alfonso Pedrajas appears to confess to paedophilia, in a diary discovered by his nephew

Sun May 07 2023 - 19:25
Spain exhumes fascist leader in drive to tackle legacy of civil war

Spain exhumes fascist leader in drive to tackle legacy of civil war

Falange party founder José Antonio Primo de Rivera was executed in 1936

Mon Apr 24 2023 - 16:02
Spanish parliament probes deep-state attempts to smear Catalan separatists

Spanish parliament probes deep-state attempts to smear Catalan separatists

Former prime minister Mariano Rajoy faces calls to testify

Mon Apr 17 2023 - 00:01
Southern Spanish region defiant over water reform

Southern Spanish region defiant over water reform

Wildlife reserve under threat from change, says Madrid

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 19:00
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