Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner
FATHERS in Spain should soon be able to use 10 days of their paternity leave before the birth, so that they can take care of
Spanish government will not remove the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from warship
THE SPANISH government will not, for now, be removing the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from any official institution, event or object.
Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech
KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he came
Madrid doctors and paediatricians temporarily halt indefinite strike to evaluate offer from regional government
AN INDEFINITE strike by doctors in Madrid has been suspended temporarily while union representatives consider an offer from the regional government to improve their conditions.
Spain passes controversial changes to sedition and misuse of funds laws in midst of constitutional crisis
THE SPANISH government’s controversial changes to the laws covering sedition and the misuse of public funds were approved by the Senate on Thursday, in the
Spain’s lower house of parliament approves new transgender and equal rights law
CONGRESS in Madrid passed a law on Thursday that allows people over 16 years of age to change their legally registered gender without any medical
Pedro Sanchez says court veto over appointing judges is ‘unprecedented’ in Spain’s democratic history
A crisis has erupted in Spain after the Constitutional Court(CGPJ) blocked the Senate from voting on a bill to change the way that judges are
Post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar a step closer after successful talks between Spanish and UK foreign ministers
A POST-BREXIT deal on Gibraltar appeared to take a step closer to becoming a reality this week, after a hastily arranged meeting in Madrid on
Explainer: Why Spain’s government is rushing through changes to sedition and embezzlement laws
AS THE end of the year approaches, and with regional and national elections planned for next year, there is currently a flurry of legislative activity
Spain announces extended holiday leave for working parents to spend more time with their children
Spain’s government has announced details of a wide-ranging family bill which will allow working parents more time off to spend with their children. The package
Convicted sex offenders who have seen sentences reduced under Spain’s ‘only yes means yes’ law now number 50
SOME 50 convicted sex offenders have had their sentences reduced under Spain’s controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was designed to put consent at
Refurbished Puerta del Sol square slammed by Madrileños thanks to wet cement and waterlogged benches
MADRILEÑOS, opposition politicians and visitors to the Spanish capital have all been voicing their anger over the current state of Madrid’s iconic Puerta del Sol
Poll: Splits in left could see PP, Vox take power at 2023 general elections in Spain
DIVISIONS among Spain’s leftist parties could see the right wing take power at the next general election, which is due to take place in late
Attempt to ban stamp celebrating centenary of Spain’s Communist Party has unexpected effect
THE STREISAND effect is the name given to the phenomenon where an attempt to hide or censor something has the opposite result, instead drawing more
Spain’s Equality Minister sparks outrage in Congress, accusing PP of ‘promoting rape culture’
SPAIN’S Congress of Deputies was once again witness to scenes of extreme political tension on Wednesday, as Equality Minister Irene Montero went on the attack
Spain’s government unveils new plan to fight human trafficking
SPAIN’S Justice Minister, Pilar Llop, has unveiled plans for a bill to fight human trafficking and to help victims of it. A draft bill was
New ‘rural’ political party formed in Spain to stand in next year’s elections
A new rural-based political party called España Vaciada(Empty Spain) with a main policy of reversing depopulation has been formed by merging existing parties in 14
Member of notorious ‘wolfpack’ gang of rapists will not get reduced sentence under Spain’s new ‘only yes means yes’ lawÂ
ONE OF the members of the notorious ‘wolfpack’ gang, responsible for the rape of a young woman at the Running of the Bulls fiestas in
‘We cannot stay in this situation forever,’ warns Spanish foreign minister on Gibraltar negotiations
SPAIN’S Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares gave an update on Friday about the ongoing negotiations on the future of Gibraltar post-Brexit. Talks ‘are in a
Three sex offenders who raped minors see sentences cut under Spain’s new ‘only yes means yes’ law
THREE more sex offenders in Spain have had their prison sentences reduced under the country’s controversial new ‘only yes means yes’ sexual assault law. A
Spain cuts windfall tax grab on energy firms to win support of regional political parties
CONGRESS has approved a new windfall tax on excess profits made by energy firms but only after the government agreed to changes demanded by small
Spain’s equality minister left in tears after sexist comments made in Congress by far-right Vox
SPAIN’S Equality Minister Irene Montero was left in tears on Wednesday after once again being attacked in the Congress of Deputies by opposition politicians. This
EXPLAINER: What you need to do in post-Brexit era to vote in May’s municipal elections in Spain
IT’S a busy election year in Spain next year with the general election, a large number of regional elections, and May’s local council votes. Non-Spanish
Spanish government to study more changes to Criminal Code that could benefit Catalan independence leaders
THE SPANISH government is to study changes to the law covering the misappropriation of public funds, barely a week after proposing scrapping the sedition law.
Is Britain the Sick Man of Europe again?
FOREIGN nationals watching the UK’s political news could be forgiven for thinking that ‘Inglaterra’ changes its Prime Minister as frequently as some people change their
Analysis: Spain’s view of the UK’s political turmoil
LIKE MANY of their European counterparts, Spanish newspapers have recently been focusing on Brexit as the root of the current ills in the United Kingdom.