Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sparks diplomatic spat with outspoken criticism of Israel
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Seven select committees formed by both Gibraltar parties look to tackle urgent issues like Brexit
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Chief Minister Fabian Picardo started the process...
Gibraltar asks the public about ‘progressive’ move to give teens aged 16 the vote in elections
THE government said it is looking to lower the minimum age for voting to 16-years-old which would ‘align Gibraltar with numerous progressive democracies around...
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on ministers for ‘unity’ as turbulent term in office begins
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has sent a letter to his new Cabinet members calling on them for ‘coordination’ and ‘unity’ ahead of what...
Eighteen nights of protests in Madrid against government’s Catalan amnesty plan see more than 70 arrests
LAST NIGHT marked the 18th improvised protest to be held outside the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Madrid’s Ferraz street. The demonstrations were...
Three of Gibraltar’s young minds join others from overseas territories to thrash out solutions to their issues
THREE young people from Gibraltar met with others from remote British islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean to discuss their homelands’ issues.
Anna Grech,...
Partido Popular leader Alberto Feijoo calls for fresh protests against Spain’s new government – after failing to secure his...
THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, is not letting up with his strategy of putting public pressure on the new...
Bullfighting ‘is sadistic and despicable’, says Spain’s new culture minister – but can animal activists get their hopes up?
A POLITICIAN who is an avowed anti-bullfighter has become Spain's Minister of Culture in Pedro Sanchez's new cabinet announced on Monday.
Ernest Urtasan, 41, is...
Former Equality Minister Irene Montero launches scathing attack on Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as new Cabinet sworn in
THE OUTGOING equality minister, Irene Montero, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday, the day that the new Spanish Cabinet...
Pedro Sanchez’s new cabinet: Who’s in and who’s out as Spain’s newly-elected PM opts for majority female Government
AFTER LAST WEEK'S investiture, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced his cabinet(Council of Ministers) on Monday lunchtime with few surprises in the major portfolios.
The majority...
‘Stage a coup’: Group of former military leaders in Spain calls for army to rise up and remove Prime...
A GROUP of 51 retired Franco-era military leaders has written and signed a manifesto in which they call on the army to rise up...
Pedro Sanchez sworn in as Spain’s prime minister in presence of King Felipe VI
SOCIALIST PARTY leader Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as prime minister on Friday morning, the day after he won an investiture vote in Congress...
Leading supermarket boss warns about division between Spaniards as Pedro Sanchez wins investiture vote
MERCADONA supermarket chain president, Juan Roig, issued a stark warning on Thursday about Spain's political situation as Pedro Sanchez secured a second term as...
Pedro Sanchez voted back in as Spain’s prime minister after securing controversial support of Catalan separatists
PEDRO SANCHEZ was voted back in as prime minister by lawmakers in the Spanish parliament on Thursday, bringing to an end nearly four months...
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IT HAS been nearly four months since Spaniards went to the polls to vote in a snap general election called by Socialist Party leader...
Sex dolls as a form of protest: Demonstrations in Madrid against Catalan amnesty take a surreal turn
THE ONGOING nightly protests outside the Madrid headquarters of the Socialist Party (PSOE) took a somewhat surreal turn on Tuesday night, as demonstrators brandished...
Thousands turn out in Madrid to reject regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s plans to roll back LGBTQ+ rights
THOUSANDS of protestors turned out in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square to demand that the regional government reverse its plans to reform laws...
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson joins far-right Vox leader at anti-Catalan amnesty protests in Madrid
FORMER Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson was present in Madrid on Monday at the 11th night in a row of protests called in opposition...
Terrorism probe is launched into failed assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain
THE NATIONAL COURT in Madrid has taken over the investigation of the assassination attempt on the co-founder of the far right Vox party, Alejo...
Explainer: Why are people across Spain protesting against Pedro Sanchez’s Catalan amnesty deal?
MASS demonstrations were held across Spain on Sunday in rejection of deals struck by the caretaker prime minister, Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez, and...
When will Spain have a new government? All you need to know as Pedro Sanchez faces investiture vote THIS...
THE INVESTITURE debate for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will take place this Wednesday and Thursday in Madrid's Congress.
The Congress president, Francina Armengol, made...
David Cameron is back in government: Man behind Brexit becomes Foreign Secretary and vows to ‘strengthen the UK’s partnerships’...
FORMER Prime Minister and Brexit mastermind David Cameron will return to the UK Government as Foreign Secretary.
Rishi Sunak has undertaken a radical government reshuffle...
Thousands take to streets of Spain to protest against Socialist Party’s Catalan amnesty deal
Protestors took to the streets of Spain on Sunday to voice their rejection of an amnesty deal between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Catalan...
Pedro Sanchez and German Chancellor Olaf Schultz trapped in Malaga government building for THREE hours: German security detail schemed...
PRESIDENT Pedro Sánchez and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz found themselves blockaded in a Malaga building last night by angry demonstrators last night.
Protesters besieged the...
Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week
SPAIN'S acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears to have secured another term in office on Friday after getting the support of two more regional...
Governor opens Gibraltar Parliament as Chief Minister delivers fiery speech in ‘undoubtedly’ last term
CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo gave a fiery speech where he said it was ‘all-go for the GSLP/Liberal government’ as parliament opened Friday.
He said that...
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