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Up to 200,000 protestors form human chain calling for independence referendum for Spain’s Basque Country

ALMOST 200,000 protestors formed a human chain to call for a referendum on the independence of the Basque Country from Spain. Spaniards from the wealthy

11 Jun, 2018 @ 10:37

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Madrid ends direct rule over Catalunya after new government is sworn in

It comes after the region's autonomy was suspended for seven months following the pro-independence referendum

4 Jun, 2018 @ 11:11

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Spain ‘will probably have new prime minister’ by Friday, sources claim

A source claimed PP leaders are starting to see defeat as the most likely outcome

30 May, 2018 @ 16:21

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No confidence vote for Spain’s Mariano Rajoy to be held THIS WEEK

The PP has been plagued by a string of corruption cases in recent months

28 May, 2018 @ 13:07

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OH, SNAP: Mariano Rajoy’s Spain government ‘hanging by a thread’ as allies give election ultimatum

A string of former PP leaders were convicted yesterday for a combined 351 years in prison

25 May, 2018 @ 16:30

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Balearic president to meet with airlines to safeguard resident discounts

THE President of the Balearics has vowed to prevent airlines increasing their prices after new resident discounts look likely to come into force from July.

25 May, 2018 @ 11:19

Business & Finance·Mallorca·Politics·Travel News

Pressure mounts on Andalucia boss Susana Diaz as FAFFE scandal reveals officials spent millions on golfing and strip clubs

The so-called FAFFE quango spent more than €3.1 million on hotels and entertainment between 2009 and 2011

25 May, 2018 @ 10:51

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Tensions rise as Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urges Catalunya to form ‘viable’ government

It comes after Rajoy rejected newly appointed leader Quim Torra's selection of cabinet ministers

22 May, 2018 @ 10:42

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POLL: English voters would rather lose Scotland than Gibraltar over Brexit

ENGLISH voters would rather lose Scotland than Gibraltar in the Brexit process, a new poll has found. Pollsters from Panelbase asked people across England which

18 May, 2018 @ 15:08

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Millions made from ‘unethical’ Gibrlatar deal with ‘Butcher of Hama’ Rifaat al-Assad ‘should be sent to Syrian refugees’

The former GSD leader made the suggestion to GBC

11 May, 2018 @ 10:55

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Former Gibraltar opposition leader blasts Rifaat al-Assad deal as ‘unethical’

Independent MP Marlene Hassan Nahon insisted the government needed to explain the deal

10 May, 2018 @ 17:12

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Gibraltar government under fire for lack of ‘clarity’ or comment on controversial al-Assad sale

Independent MP Marlene Hassan Nahon insisted the government needed to explain the deal to show it has a ‘moral conscience’, rather than burying it under

9 May, 2018 @ 19:39

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

‘F**K YOU’: Spain’s Mariano Rajoy’s press secretary caught on tape insulting protesting pensioners

Castro said she had been joking

7 May, 2018 @ 20:06

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Toff of the pops! Georgia flies in for exclusive club opening

SHE is the hot new fashion columnist for the Sunday Times… and recently won smash TV show I’m a Celebrity…Get me out of here! So,

1 May, 2018 @ 16:00

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Scottish expat in Spain campaigns for MPs to represent Brits living abroad

The Almeria-based teacher has launched a petition which already boasts over 1,000 signatures

27 Apr, 2018 @ 16:42

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British tourists will have to pay for visa to visit Spain under new EU proposal

Britons will have to pay €7 to apply for an ETIAS visa to Brussels authorities

26 Apr, 2018 @ 12:12

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‘Butcher of Hama’ and uncle of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad to make MILLIONS from sale of Gibraltar building

A GIBRALTAR office building owned by the uncle of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is being bought in a knock-down deal by a company linked to

25 Apr, 2018 @ 13:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

BREAKING: Cristina Cifuentes resigns after video of her stealing anti-ageing cream goes viral

CRISTINA Cifuentes has resigned. It comes after footage of the Madrid leader stealing two tubs of anti-ageing cream in 2011 went viral this morning. The

25 Apr, 2018 @ 11:49

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WATCH: Embattled Madrid leader Cristina Cifuentes STEALS anti-ageing cream from hypermarket in Spain

The PP politician was rumbled by a perfume saleswoman

25 Apr, 2018 @ 10:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Mallorcan orchestra announces it will give preference to Catalan speakers

THE Symphonic Orchestra of the Balearic Islands has pitched in on the debate about using Catalan in the workplace. The group has announced that it

13 Apr, 2018 @ 14:15

Entertainment·Mallorca·Politics

Stormy seas! Protesters gather to oppose cruise ship arrival in Palma

PROTESTERS gathered as the largest cruise ship in the world, the Symphony of the Seas, arrived in Palma on its maiden voyage. The Royal Caribbean

12 Apr, 2018 @ 11:40

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Politics·Travel News

ESSAY: Why do politicians in Spain never resign?

As more scandal emerges over a leading politician’s faked university degree, Lenox Napier asks: ‘why do politicians never resign in Spain?’ SPAIN’S leading political problem

7 Apr, 2018 @ 10:40

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Tourist tirade about use of Catalan in Mallorcan church divides internet

A TOURIST from Granada has become an internet sensation after ranting about the use of Catalan during a Mallorquin church service. The unnamed woman fulminated

6 Apr, 2018 @ 16:36

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Former Catalan police chief to face trial over independence referendum

THE former head of the Catalan police will stand trial for his role in Catalunya’s independence referendum, the Spanish High Court has ruled. Josep Lluis

5 Apr, 2018 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to appear in court today while violent protests break out in Barcelona

The former Catalan leader was arrested on Sunday and faces a prison sentence of up to 30 years

26 Mar, 2018 @ 11:37

Barcelona·Lead·National News·Politics

Protests erupt in Spain after Supreme Court rules 25 Catalunya leaders to be tried for rebellion – with some facing 30 years behind bars

PROTESTORS hit the street Barcelona last night after the Supreme Court announced it would be stepping up its legal action against separatists. It ruled that

24 Mar, 2018 @ 10:33

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