Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car
A POLITICIAN from the conservative Popular Party is facing prosecution after the Spanish Civil Guard caught him driving an official car at 215km/h on a
Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has once again warned the Andalusian regional government that its plans to grant new watering rights to farmers in the area around
Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy
TIME WAS when politicians on the campaign trail would resort to ‘handshaking and baby kissing’ in order to garner public support and get themselves voted
Voter Turnup in Mallorca
‘LET’S not allow abstention to win’ was the message from Visc a Mallorca at a demo outside the Parlament on Tuesday. The collective has gained
Founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, Primo de Rivera, to be exhumed from monument on Monday
THE REMAINS of the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange party, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, are to be exhumed by his family from the Valley
Spain’s Socialist Party wins approval for reforms to controversial consent law, deepening split with coalition partners
LAWMAKERS in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, today voted in favour of reforms to the controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent
Spain moves closer to ban on ‘dwarf bullfights’ as law approved by Senate
SPAIN has taken a step closer to banning comedy bullfights where the human protagonists are dwarves, as well as erotic shows at stag or hen
US President Joe Biden invites Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to White House
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House for a visit that will take place in the run-up
Spain’s prime minister says sorry for new consent law that has seen sex offenders released from jail early
SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has used an interview with Spanish newspapers to apologise for the unexpected effects of a new consent law, which has
Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?
THE SPANISH government has been negotiating a proposed housing law for months, if not years, and the deal that has been hammered out between parties
Shareholders back controversial move by infrastructure giant Ferrovial to take head office from Spain to the Netherlands
SHAREHOLDERS of infrastructure group Ferrovial voted on Thursday in favour of the company’s controversial plan to move its holding company to the Netherlands. The announcement
New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage
A FRESH row has broken out over the future of the Doñana National Park in Andalucia, after the regional parliament approved legislation on Wednesday that
No means no: Row in Spain’s government over controversial consent law rumbles on
ONGOING divisions in Spain’s coalition government over a controversial law covering consent show no sign of healing. On Monday, the Socialist Party (PSOE) made clear
Almost two-thirds of people in Spain don’t trust social media for accurate political news
63.9% of people in Spain believe that political news and information obtained via social media networks is unreliable. 71.6% ‘agree or strongly agree’ that the
Spain’s prime minister calls on Chinese president for dialogue to bring an end to war in Ukraine
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used his meeting on Friday with Xi Jinping to call on the Chinese president to engage in dialogue to bring
Spain’s prime minister uses China trip to call for end to Ukraine war and less protectionism
ON THE FIRST stop of his two-day visit to China, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia to
Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, wanted by justice system for role in independence drive, arrested on return to Spain
Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her involvement in the 2017 independence drive in the region, was arrested on
Politician wanted for involvement in 2017 Catalan independence drive returns to Spain but fails to hand herself in
CATALAN politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her role in the 2017 independence drive in the region, has returned to
Two new cabinet ministers in Spain take oath of office
SPAIN’S two new ministers of Health and Industry have taken their oath of office on Tuesday morning. José Manuel Miñones will be in charge of
Regional premier of Spain’s Castilla y Leon region in hot water after alleged obscene gesture in parliament
THE REGIONAL premier of the Castilla y Leon region, Alfonso Fernandez Mañueco, found himself in hot water today after images emerged of him allegedly making
As regional elections approach, Madrid premier breaks ties with far-right Vox
WITH regional and local elections due to be held at the end of May, the Popular Party (PP) premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, announced
Spain’s Constitutional Court votes to uphold euthanasia law
SPAIN’S Constitutional Court has voted to uphold the country’s euthanasia law, which has been in force since June 2021 and was appealed against at the
Far-right Vox party humiliated in no confidence vote against Pedro Sanchez government in Spain
A MOVE by the far-right Vox party to oust the Pedro Sanchez government from office failed, as expected, in Congress on Wednesday. The Vox no-confidence
A pointless debate? Vox’s second motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Sanchez reaches Congress
SPAIN’S sixth motion of no confidence debate since the return of democracy got underway on Tuesday, and proved to be as unusual and bizarre as
As residents complain of filthy state of central Madrid, rats are spotted just 50 metres from the Puerta del Sol
RESIDENTS IN THE centre of Madrid have long complained about the council’s failure to clean up the rubbish, and pictures of overflowing containers and recycling
Heated debate: Madrid politicians go on the attack after revelations they are claiming government energy handouts
WHEN NEWS broke on Wednesday that the vice-premier of the Madrid region was claiming benefits to help pay for his heating bills, despite earning nearly