Resignation of Spanish politician triggers sexual assault scandalÍñigo Errejón was a founding member of the far-left Podemos partyFri Oct 25 2024 - 13:23
Spain faces wave of discontent over housingProtesters occupy square in Valencia because of rental costs as housing minister says ‘there are no magic wands’Wed Oct 23 2024 - 15:20
Spain’s government under fire over plan to house migrants in disused airportBuilt at cost of over €1 billion, Ciudad Real airport operated for only three years before euro zone crisisThu Oct 17 2024 - 15:58
Spain at loggerheads with former colonies going into Hispanic Day celebrationsDisputes mar Madrid’s relations with Argentina, Venezuela and MexicoFri Oct 11 2024 - 16:00
Spanish right claims it was tricked into enabling early release of terroristsReform to criminal records law could see more than 40 jailed members of Eta benefitTue Oct 08 2024 - 19:14
Hosting of pro-Palestinian group makes Spain ‘paradise of hatred’, Israel saysMadrid deems Israeli claim ‘totally inappropriate’Mon Oct 07 2024 - 14:47
Bullfights in Spain and Portugal should be child-free zones, say campaignersActivists cite ‘serious impact’ on development and physical risk at festivalsFri Oct 04 2024 - 15:43
Migrant arrivals to Canary Islands surging as capsizing tragedy strikesMore than 50 people believed to have died while crossing to islands from west AfricaThu Oct 03 2024 - 17:02
Mexican snub of Spanish king reopens colonisation disputeLeft-wing government of Latin-American country seeks apology for historical abusesThu Sept 26 2024 - 17:50
Spain’s government furious over claims it abetted Venezuelan ‘coup’Venezuelan opposition leader caught up in Spanish political feudFri Sept 20 2024 - 15:36
Portugal struggles to contain lethal forest firesArrests made as central and northern areas fight 'uncontrollable’ blazesWed Sept 18 2024 - 16:22
Spain and US deny Venezuela’s claims of plot to kill MaduroAccusation comes amid diplomatic dispute between Caracas and MadridMon Sept 16 2024 - 16:55
Spain says Venezuelan ‘brothers’ welcome as opposition leader arrives requesting asylumEdmundo González flees Venezuela after running against Nicolás Maduro in July electionsMon Sept 09 2024 - 20:52
Spanish mayor accused of singing ‘paedophile’ songPolitician faces backlash but bishop warns against ‘censorship’Thu Sept 05 2024 - 19:11
Spain seeks immigration solutions amid ‘humanitarian drama’ on Canary IslandsEconomy needs regulated arrivals, prime minister saysFri Aug 30 2024 - 14:53
Catalan tax deal draws accusations of inequality from Spanish regionsRight-wing opposition in Madrid casts move as latest in string of concessions Sánchez has made to Catalan nationalists in exchange for their support in the Spanish parliamentThu Aug 01 2024 - 18:09
Spain’s Sánchez files lawsuit against judge investigating his wife’s business dealingsMagistrate sought to question prime minister in his official residenceTue Jul 30 2024 - 15:37
Judge to question Spain’s prime minister in contentious corruption caseSocialist leader’s wife facing investigation brought by far-right groupsFri Jul 26 2024 - 16:17
Bullfight featuring matadors with dwarfism triggers a stormOrganisers of Spanish event accused of ‘ridiculing’ participantsThu Jul 04 2024 - 15:54
Standoff over judicial appointments may be over but Spain’s justice system still faces huge challengeAn increasingly toxic political arena has fuelled the sense of crisis in the judiciarySun Jun 30 2024 - 15:00
Rebel Spanish nuns excommunicated following land disputeNuns shun Vatican and say they follow controversial clergyman in row with links to purchase of monasteryMon Jun 24 2024 - 17:30
Socialists seek to form Catalan government with separatist supportSpanish prime minister proposes new financing system for regionMon Jun 17 2024 - 17:06
Catalan amnesty comes into effect amid doubts over implementationJudge maintains arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont over financial crime allegationTue Jun 11 2024 - 19:35
Sánchez’s Socialist Party trails conservatives in Spain, polls sayEuropean election: Far-right Vox makes gains in third placeSun Jun 09 2024 - 21:05
Court summons for prime minister’s wife dominates Spanish campaignBegoña Gómez to be questioned over awarding of contractsWed Jun 05 2024 - 17:44
Israel vents anger at Palestinian recognition through diplomacy and online videosIreland, Spain and Norway to formalise decision on TuesdayMon May 27 2024 - 19:00
Ship cancels stop in Spain over claims about Israel-bound cargoMinister denies claims by left-wing politicians that vessel carrying armament to he used in Gaza offensiveFri May 17 2024 - 18:40
Rebel Spanish nuns split with Vatican amid property spatSisters side with excommunicated clergyman, citing doctrinal issuesThu May 16 2024 - 16:22
Catalonia election: Socialists win big but face challenge of forming a governmentRegional vote is a boost for Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez as pro-independence parties lose majorityMon May 13 2024 - 16:48
Separatist majority faces challenge in Catalan electionDrought and social issues push independence asideFri May 10 2024 - 13:36
Former Catalan leader preaches independence from self-exileCarles Puigdemont campaigns for election from south of FranceThu May 09 2024 - 14:38
National Bullfighting Prize has been cancelled, says Spanish culture ministerSpanish government accused of using bullfighting as a ‘political weapon’Tue May 07 2024 - 19:07
Spain’s prime minister says he will not resign over allegations against his wife In his statement on Monday, Pedro Sánchez called for an end to ‘indiscriminate attacks on innocent people’Mon Apr 29 2024 - 10:49
Spain’s prime minister threatens to quit amid poisonous political climatePedro Sánchez’s decision on whether to resign awaited after ‘campaign of harassment’Thu Apr 25 2024 - 18:37
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez ‘considering future’ as wife’s business dealings investigated Government allies say lawsuit against Begoña Gómez is politically motivatedWed Apr 24 2024 - 21:21
‘The future of the Canary Islands is hanging by a thread’ – why Spain is falling out of love with touristsCampaigners in Spain say it’s time for a tourism moratorium as numbers rise beyond the country’s capacitySat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Pro-independence left seeks first Basque victoryDespite narrowly leading in polls, EH Bildu coalition struggles with Eta associationFri Apr 19 2024 - 14:21
‘Turning its back on victims of Franco’: Spain’s right accused of whitewashing fascism Activists fear that right-wing local governments are attempting to rewrite the country’s violent 20th-century historySat Apr 13 2024 - 11:00
Independence referendum proposal raises Catalan tensionsPoll in 2017 marked by police baton charges on voters and led to the Spanish government temporarily introducing direct ruleWed Apr 03 2024 - 19:17
Spanish Congress approves controversial Catalan amnestyPrime minister describes law designed to withdraw legal action as ‘brave and necessary step’Thu Mar 14 2024 - 19:02
Tight election pushes Portugal towards instability as far right makes big gainsSnap election was called after corruption scandal led to Socialist prime minister António Costa resigning in NovemberMon Mar 11 2024 - 17:32
Face mask scandal puts Spanish coalition under pressureFormer brothel bouncer at heart of alleged corruption caseWed Mar 06 2024 - 17:54
Valencia mourns after devastating apartment block fire leaves nine deadSix of 13 injured in blaze remain in hospital, four of which are firefighters, says city’s mayorFri Feb 23 2024 - 19:28
Election confirms Galicia as bastion of Spanish conservatismSocialists suffer in north-western region with party’s result described ‘as unreservedly bad’Mon Feb 19 2024 - 17:18
Independence ‘on standby’ in Catalan heartlandsNationalist town watches events in Madrid with cautionFri Feb 16 2024 - 14:39
Spanish conservative leader under fire as Galicia votesRevelations that right-wing party considered amnesty dominate campaignThu Feb 15 2024 - 17:24
Farming protest highlights Spain’s rural conundrumIssue a political tightrope for left-wing government that won’t be solved with any future agreement on pro-farming measures in BrusselsSun Feb 11 2024 - 15:03
Rejection of Catalan amnesty underlines instability of Spanish governmentPro-independence party votes against controversial lawWed Jan 31 2024 - 17:00
Spanish judge’s terrorism investigation jeopardises Catalan amnestySeparatist leader Carles Puigdemont risks exclusion from controversial lawSun Jan 28 2024 - 14:00
Bittersweet birthday for Spain’s PodemosA decade after it was founded, left-wing party is struggling even if its impact on national debate is undeniableFri Jan 19 2024 - 14:00
