Spain and Italy agree to end border checks after dispute over Ceuta migrant crisis
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez and his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, agreed to lift the restrictions during talks in Brussels on Thursday.
Mayor of Costa del Sol town announces shock resignation – as other local PP leaders cling to power
Jesus Lupiañez, of the conservative PP, stepped down as mayor of Velez-Málaga after three years, calling it a 'painful decision.'
PP urged to ‘take similar action’ against Estepona mayor after centre-right party called on its own Algeciras leader to resign
PP called on Jose Ignacio Landaluce – their own mayor in Algeciras – to resign after two new allegations of sexual misconduct emerged.
Brussels warns Vox’s flagship ‘national priority’ may break EU rules ahead of Spanish elections
The EU Commission says country nationals and long-term foreign residents must be treated equally, citing EU directives and court rulings.
Property investors in Spain’s top cities now earn barely more than state bonds as Sanchez pushes through housing decree
The margin is razor-thin in Spain's most popular property hubs, with returns in Madrid (4.3%), Palma (4.3%), and Barcelona (4.4%) barely beating the bond.
Algeciras’ famously anti-Gibraltar mayor is facing calls to resign by his own party after two new sexual assault allegations emerge
PP Cadiz has asked mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce to resign 'immediately' after two party members filed complaints against him.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Orihuela Costa independence movement led by expats bidding to break away from Costa Blanca town
Hundreds of expats in a sun-kissed Costa Blanca town are leading a bid to gain independence from a town hall that has looked down on
Ceuta roars into the spotlight again after Pedro Sanchez admits Moroccan warships entered Spanish waters during July’s mass migrant crossing
At least one Moroccan frigate and several patrol boats entered waters claimed by Spain without authorisation on July 30 and 31, it has been revealed.
Vox leader Abascal tells Estepona rally Sanchez is ‘willing to lie and to kill’ as he opens Spain election campaign on the Costa del Sol
The Vox leader urged supporters not to vote by post and warned of a violent campaign, with party sources putting the Estepona crowd at 1,500.
Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg launches new centrist political party in Spain to contest next month’s snap election
Miriam Gonzalez, an international trade lawyer who married the ex-Liberal Democrats leader in 2000, unveiled Democracia 21 at a rally in Madrid.
Political round-up: Maricarmen’s death puts Spain’s housing crisis at the heart of election campaign
Barry Tabrizi examines how Maricarmen Abascal’s death has made the housing crisis a central issue in Spain politics ahead of the November 29 election.
Vox leader Santiago Abascal heads to expat stronghold of Estepona for big public rally ahead of November elections
Abascal is expected to be joined by Manuel Gavira, Vox’s leader in Andalucia and second vice-president of the Junta de Andalucia.
Spain’s right leads in polls as Vox support surges before November election
An alliance between the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and hard-right Vox would sweep up 50.8% of the vote if the election were held today, polls
‘No more Maricarmens’: Tributes pour in after death of pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain housing protests
Hundreds marched to Spain's parliament in Madrid on Wednesday, blaming the pensioner's death on her years-long battle against her landlords.
Spain will grind to a halt in November as unions call first general strike in 14 years over the housing crisis
It marks the first time since 2012 that Spain's major class unions, including the CCOO and UGT, have thrown their full weight behind a general
Upcoming doctors’ strike in Spain is postponed due to snap election
Medical unions have postponed the start of an indefinite strike by doctors due to the calling of a general election for November 29.
Spain’s proposed terrace smoking ban collapses after Pedro Sanchez dissolves Parliament ahead of snap election
An array of measures going through Spain's parliament- Congress- have lapsed due to a general election being called for November 29.
Who is Carles Puigdemont? The exiled Catalan leader who could finally return to Spain after almost a decade following crucial court ruling
Born in a small Girona village, Carles Puigdemont took an unconventional route towards becoming one of the most important politicians in Spanish history.
Spain lifts arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont – opening door for exiled separatist to return ahead of November election
Carles Puigdemont has lived in Belgium for almost a decade after fleeing Spain in the boot of a car in 2017.
‘Not about ideology, but about humanity’: PM Sanchez revives rejected housing reforms just one day after calling snap election
The two decrees were approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, bearing only minor changes compared with the versions voted down last week.
From Gibraltar and ‘national priority’ to housing, green energy and Ceuta: What a PP/Vox government would mean for Spain and its foreign residents
With no national manifestos yet, the best guide is the four regional pacts the PP has signed with Vox in Extremadura, Aragon, Castilla y Leon
Spain’s biggest trade unions call for general strike over housing and wages
Spain's two largest trade unions are calling for a 24-hour general strike over inadequate wages and a demand for improved access to affordable housing.
IN PICS: Housing protests break out into street riots in Barcelona as 28 police are injured and more than a dozen arrested
Rioters set bins on fire and built barricades around historic Plaza de Catalunya before pelting police officers with bottles and bricks on Monday.
Sanchez revives defeated housing reform after calling snap election – but can he get it approved this time?
The cabinet is set to approve a fresh set of decrees on Tuesday, just 24 hours after the Socialist leader announced he would dissolve parliament.
Sanchez calls snap election for November 29 ‘to bring the elites to heel’ after housing reform defeat
The Spanish prime minister made the announcement on Monday morning as public anger grows over Spain's ongoing housing emergency.
Who will win Spain’s snap election on November 29 – and what do the five main parties stand for?
With elections taking place this month, who stands the best chance of winning this unexpected contest?