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Far-right forces are hijacking the farmer protests across Spain, claims deputy PM

THE First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero, has claimed it is “evident” that farmer protests across Spain...

Gibraltar makes preparations for a NO DEAL at post-Brexit treaty talks with Spain

UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty had an online meeting with Gibraltar’s Deputy Chief Minister to discuss a no-deal with Spain at their post-Brexit...

Spanish government gives green light to 5% increase in minimum wage

SPAIN’S Socialist-led Cabinet gave the green light on Tuesday to a 5% increase in the country’s minimum wage for 2024, increasing it from €1,080...

Madrid premier raises ire of Rayo Vallecano fans: Isabel Ayuso suggests stadium should be moved out of the working-class...

FIRST-TIME visitors to the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas stadium will no doubt be surprised by what they see when they go to watch...

British citizens in Gibraltar should have the right to vote in UK elections, says the Rock’s chief minister

ALL British citizens, even if they live in the overseas territories, should have a right to vote in UK general elections, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister...

Gibraltar’s chief minister visits London: Fabian Picardo to answer committee questions about the Rock’s representation in UK Parliament

GIBRALTAR’S two political leaders will answer questions Monday from a UK Parliament committee on territorial constitution during a visit to London. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo...

Gibraltar-Spain EU treaty latest: Talks resume in Brussels as deputy leader of the Rock says ‘he is prepared for...

DEPUTY Chief Minister of Gibraltar Joseph Garcia admitted ‘there are some lines we cannot cross’ as he visited Brussels during the latest round of...

Spain announces supermarket payment cards for vulnerable families so they ‘don’t have to go to food banks’

THE Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it is introducing supermarket payment cards for vulnerable families so that they ‘don’t have to wait in...

Spain beats its own record for organ transplants, maintaining its position as a world leader for donations

ALREADY established as a world leader when it comes to organ transplants, Spain shattered its own record for the procedures last year, for a...

WATCH: Outrage as councillor is accused of rigging a local lottery in Spain’s Andalucia after pulling the name of...

A CHRISTMAS lottery in Andalucia has been thrown into disrepute after eagle-eyed onlookers suspected a local councillor of rigging its outcome. Jose Luis Madueño, a...

After debate in Congress, Spain’s political parties – except far-right Vox – agree to change language in Constitution covering...

LAWMAKERS from all of the parties in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, with the exception of far-right Vox, took the first step on Tuesday to...

Spain’s government to crack down on electronic cigarettes and tobacco flavours, while new regulations for vaping are still being...

THE SPANISH government is planning to crack down on non-conventional tobacco products by putting heated cigarettes on a par with conventional ones, as well...

EXPLAINED: How to register to vote in UK general elections as a British expat in Spain – and which...

FOLLOWING the removal of the arbitrary 15-year limit, British citizens living abroad are now eligible to vote in UK general elections and referendums regardless...

Woman with Down’s syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election...

SPAIN'S first elected parliamentarian with Down's syndrome has said that 'society can now see that people with Down's have a lot to contribute'. 46-year-old Mar...

BREAKING: British expats can now vote in UK elections and referendums as ‘long overdue’ law change comes into effect...

MORE than three million British expats have regained their right to vote in UK General Elections and referendums following the implementation of the Elections...

‘An all-out political, social and judicial offensive’: Leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular calls for fresh protests against...

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular has made a call for an ‘all-out political, social and judicial offensive’ against the Socialist-led government,...

Explainer: Why Wednesday’s marathon 12-hour debate could be a taste of things to come in Spain’s fragmented parliament

‘GROTESQUE’, a ‘humiliation’, a ‘dishonour’, and farcical. Those were just some of the adjectives used by the leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular...

Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and...

Alicante to get low-emissions zone with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service to get rid of squatters...

THE CITY of Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca is to get a low-emissions zone, albeit with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service...

Spain’s Socialist Party files lawsuit after far-right protestors hanged and beat effigy of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on New...

SPAIN’S governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has filed a lawsuit with the public prosecutor after a group of far-right protesters hanged and beat with sticks...

‘It will only offend the fools of the PSOE’: Small town Vox mayor in southern Spain launches controversial Franco...

A SMALL-TOWN mayor from the south of Spain has released a new year calendar themed around former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, 46 years...

Spain’s prime minister as a piñata: Who was behind the New Year’s Eve protest in Madrid that saw an...

IN MADRID it is a New Year’s Eve tradition to flock to central Sol square, where crowds of revellers welcome in the new year...

Spain’s new economy minister is named by Pedro Sanchez and gets sworn in by King Felipe

ECONOMIST and civil servant Carlos Cuerpo has been sworn in as Spain's new economy and trade minister by King Felipe at a ceremony on...

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces VAT hike on electricity bills: Tax will rise to 10% and could more than double next...

VAT rates on domestic electricity bills in Spain will double in the New Year from 5% to 10%. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the move...

Cheap transport, a ban on evictions and subsidised energy bills: Spain’s government set to extend cost-of-living measures into 2024

SPAIN’S leftist government is poised to extend some cost-of-living measures well into 2024, rather than letting them expire on December 31 as had previously...

The king’s speech: Spain’s Felipe VI focuses Christmas address on the Constitution after year of high political tensions

IN A break from tradition, Spain’s King Felipe VI used his televised Christmas Eve address to focus on just one issue: the Spanish Constitution...

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