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Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos asks London court to throw out damages claim from ex-lover

Revealed: How a British refugee charity ‘received more than €2million from a fund linked to exiled King Juan Carlos of Spain’

A BRITISH refugee charity received donations of more than €2million from a trust fund allegedly linked to King Juan Carlos of Spain, the disgraced and exiled former monarch. The British Refugee Council,

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:35

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Basque politician Imanol Pradales after being attacked with pepper spray

Candidate for upcoming elections in Spain’s Basque Country region attacked with pepper spray

ONE of the candidates running in the upcoming elections in Spain’s northern Pais Vasco (Basque Country) region was attacked last night by a man with pepper spray. Imanol Pradales, from the Basque

17 Apr, 2024 @ 11:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez pledges to ‘limit’ impact of tourist accommodation with stricter regulations on room rentals

SPAIN’S Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez has held her role for more than 100 days now, and to take stock of the Socialist Party-led government’s actions in the area, and to explain her

14 Apr, 2024 @ 13:39

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Spain’s prime minister promises more affordable housing at meeting with sector representatives, but opposition accuses him of electioneering

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with representatives from the housing sector on Thursday, and pledged that his government would work to address Spain’s chronic lack of affordable public housing.

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:59

Economy·Lead·Politics

Attack on Socialist politician Olegario Ramon

Far-right protesters attack left-wing politician in Spain: Video shows moment PSOE spokesperson is manhandled by member of a flag-waving mob

THE former mayor of Ponferrada and current Socialist Party (PSOE) spokesperson in the northwestern Spanish city, Olegario Ramon, was violently attacked on Thursday by a protestor who is reportedly linked to the

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo and David Cameron to meet with Spain’s foreign minister to thrash out post-Brexit deal

GIBRALTAR will attend a top-level treaty meeting in Brussels this Friday as negotiations to secure the future of the tiny overseas territory continue. An article published in The Times of London earlier

11 Apr, 2024 @ 12:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez denounces a ‘waterfall of mud’ and ‘Trump-style tactics’ from the opposition, and vows to see out his term

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used an appearance in Congress today to defend his government’s record, and attack what he called a ‘waterfall of sludge’ and ‘Trump-style’ techniques from the

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:12

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Spain and the UK ‘are days away’ from signing a post-Brexit Gibraltar deal as negotiations enter ‘sensitive phase’, claim sources

THE UK and Spain are on the verge of signing a post-Brexit agreement over the future of Gibraltar, according to sources close to the negotiations. An article published by The Times of

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:21

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Catalan president says an independence referendum is ‘inevitable’ during speech in Spanish parliament

CATALAN President Pere Aragones warned his political rivals that a new independence referendum was ‘inevitable’ during a speech in Spain’s parliament on Monday. Addressing the Spanish senate for the first time in

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez insists Spain will recognise Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again insisted that his government will support the recognition of Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’. Speaking at a political rally in the

6 Apr, 2024 @ 14:31

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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes surprise visit to exhumation site at infamous Civil War monument in Madrid

SPAIN’S Socialist Party Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a surprise visit today to the Valley of Cuelgamuros monument, where he saw first hand exhumation work that is currently taking place to remove

4 Apr, 2024 @ 13:53

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Vile attack sees Nazi swastika emblazoned outside office of left-wing PSOE party on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SWASTIKA and anti-government graffiti has been daubed on the front of the Socialist Party headquarters in Alicante. The vandalism happened in the early hours of Sunday morning and included demands for

1 Apr, 2024 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics·Valencian Community

Families of missing migrants ‘were asked to pay HUNDREDS of euros for information on their loved ones’: 14 people arrested in Spain for ‘profiteering off grieving relatives’ as NGO ‘categorically denies’ any involvement

FAMILIES of migrants who disappeared on the perilous journey from Africa to Spain have claimed they were asked to pay hundreds of euros for information by people allegedly linked to an NGO.

21 Mar, 2024 @ 14:19

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

‘I’m a little nervous’: Ex-darling of the left in Spain Pablo Iglesias prepares to open a bar in Madrid after leaving the world of politics

PABLO Iglesias, the former leader of the Spanish leftist Podemos party, has admitted he is “a little nervous” ahead of the opening of his new bar in Madrid. Iglesias, 45, is the

19 Mar, 2024 @ 16:39

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Hands off our Rock: British MPs blast Spain’s demands to share Gibraltar’s airport in post-Brexit talks

LONG-RUNNING negotiations over new border arrangements for Gibraltar has seen British pro-Brexit MPs voice their concern over Spain’s demands to jointly manage the airport. An urgent House of Commons question over the

18 Mar, 2024 @ 12:05

Brexit·European Union·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News·Politics

Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

SPAIN’S defence minister, Margarita Robles, has issued a stark warning to her fellow citizens about the threat that Vladimir Putin’s Russia poses to the European Union. “The situation in the world is

17 Mar, 2024 @ 10:24

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Carles Puigdemont ‘is ready to return to Spain and be arrested’: Exiled former Catalan leader will run for parliament, his lawyer says

THE lawyer of exiled ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont says he will return to Spain once the new Amnesty Law hits the statute books- even at the risk of being arrested for terrorism.

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Pressure grows on Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit, after revelation that her partner admitted tax fraud over sale of Covid-19 masks

OPPOSITION parties in the Madrid regional government ramped up the pressure on Partido Popular (PP) premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit on Thursday, after it emerged that her partner, Alberto Gonzalez Amador,

14 Mar, 2024 @ 15:55

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Leading pollster in Spain who misjudged regional elections in Galicia blames nuns for skewing the vote

SPAIN’S leading pollster who was widely ridiculed after misjudging the recent Galician regional elections has blamed nuns for boosting the right-wing vote. Jose Felix Tezanos, the head of Spain’s state polling agency,

14 Mar, 2024 @ 14:41

Galicia·Lead·Politics

Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain

CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172. The lower house of parliament result is good news for Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, who’s

14 Mar, 2024 @ 14:18

Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News·Politics

Could the Socialist-led government in Spain collapse? After snap elections called in Catalunya, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez abandons plans to pass 2024 budget

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has abandoned efforts to reach a cross-party deal to pass a budget for this year, after snap elections were called yesterday by the regional premier of

14 Mar, 2024 @ 12:09

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Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain

Snap election called in Spain’s Catalunya region after parliament rejects budget proposal

VOTERS in Spain’s Catalunya region will be going to the polls on May 12, after regional premier Pere Aragones yesterday called a snap election. The decision to bring forward the vote from

14 Mar, 2024 @ 10:42

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

Guns, 23 cellphones, cryptocurrency, and €500 notes: What police found in the house of Koldo Garcia, the man at the centre of the Covid mask corruption scandal that has rocked Spain’s Socialist government

POLICE investigators made some startling discoveries when they searched the home of Koldo Garcia, the former right-hand man of ex-Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos and the main suspect at the centre of

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain’s ruling Socialists reach controversial deal with Catalan separatist parties over amnesty law

SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally reached an agreement with Catalan separatist parties over a future amnesty law, which, if passed, will see anyone involved in the independence drive in the

7 Mar, 2024 @ 10:58

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

War of words breaks out between Madrid premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz, after suggestion that Spain’s restaurants stay open too late

A WAR of words has broken out between the Madrid premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz, after the latter suggested that Spain’s eateries stay open too late. “It

6 Mar, 2024 @ 13:10

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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defends government’s actions over ongoing Covid mask scandal

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sought to defend his government’s actions today, in the midst of the first corruption scandal to hit his government since he came to power back in

6 Mar, 2024 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

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