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Mariano Rajoy pledges to defend British expats in Brexit negotiations

The prime minister hopes 'nothing is going to change' for British expats in Spain

CATALAN CRACKDOWN: Cops raid regional government’s HQ and arrest MPs in latest offensive against independence referendum

PARAMILITARY police have raided the HQ of the Catalan government in a bid to shutdown the planned independence referendum.  The offensive, performed by Policia Nacional...

SPANISH GENERAL ELECTION: Uncertainty over future with king poised to propose leader

Confusion reigns with King now able to propose candidate for prime minister

Spain’s PSOE would ‘easily win’ general election if held today, new poll finds

THE PSOE would win a general election if it was held today, the latest polls show. According to the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), Pedro...

Galileo satellite system installation moving from UK to Spain thanks to Brexit, EU announces

PART of the Galileo satellite system installation is to be relocated from the UK to Spain thanks to Brexit, the European Commission has announced. The...

YOU WILL PAY: Local Granada mayor to savages who executed British expat’s rescue dogs

The dogs who survived the attack are still visibly shaken

Spain’s caretaker prime minister does amnesty deal with Catalan nationalists, paving the way for another term in office

SPAIN’S Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally sealed a deal with the Together for Catalunya group that will pave the way for caretaker prime minister...

Five years later, 45 National Police officers could face trial for excessive force at illegal Catalan independence referendum 

A TOTAL of 45 officers from Spain’s National Police force could see the inside of a courtroom for their alleged excessive use of force...

Ex-Casares mayor faces prison for illegal Majestic residential case

The public prosecutor is also seeking a fine of €1.2 million for Juan Sanchez

Catalan separatist parties win historic election as referendum clash looms

Artur Mas's Junts Pel Si party and hard-left CUP scoop 72 seats but fall short of overall majority of votes

ELECTIONS: AUAN president becomes councillor in Albox

In Albox, 98% of foreign residents who voted were AUAN members

Spain to host next Nato summit in 2022

THE next Nato summit will be held in Spain in 2022. It will be Spain's first Nato summit since 1997, when it was hosted...

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: PP candidate for mayor in Mojacar (Almeria) allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business

PP candidate for mayor of Mojacar Francisco ‘Fran’ Garcia allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father's business Garcia is said to have bought over...

Sanchez announces ‘Africa Strategy’ to build diplomatic relations with Spain by 2023

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced on Monday that he is fighting to strengthen ties with the African continent with a new 'Africa Strategy'....

Javier Bardem leads the charge in support of Spanish activist on trial in Morocco

However, a petition, signed by more than 200 public figures including No Country For Old Men star Bardem are condemning the criminal case.
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Multilingual road sweeper looking to sweep up votes to become mayor

The lawyer in the making also works as a chess master and priest

Spain’s Supreme Court backs sentence reductions for sex offenders under ‘only yes means yes’ law

THE SUPREME COURT has ratified the decisions of lower tribunals to reduce the prison sentences of some convicted sex offenders after the Spanish government’s...

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy wants to axe the siesta to shorten working day

In a move to bring Spain inline with Europe, Rajoy has announced plans to cut the working day by two hours

Battle for Gibraltar continues as Spain inserts footnote into Brexit text calling Rock ‘a colony’

Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo claimed Spain was trying to ‘bully’ the Rock by refusing to remove the extra paragraph

German PM Angela Merkel shows support for Spain PM Mariano Rajoy ahead of elections

It came as the two leaders met to discuss issues including immigration

King Felipe strips ‘duchess’ title from Princess Cristina

Infanta Cristina has been stripped of the title of 'duchess'

Catalan region now 50/50 on independence from Spain as pro-independence camp loses ground

The pro-independence camp has lost ground since July

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...

Inked police officers in Spain could soon be forced to get tattoos removed

?? POLICE could soon be rushing to get rid of tattoos ­after Spain's Interior Ministry proposed measures to regulate the appearance of inked officers in...

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