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Act Of The Catalan National Assembly Against The Persecution Of Former President Carles Puigdemont In Barcelona 24 Sept 2021

ANALYSIS: What does ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrest mean for ‘peace talks’ in Catalunya?

THE former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is expected to appear in an Italian court next week, but his arrest in Sardinia threatens to destabilize peace

29 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

LATEST: Italian court frees ex-leader Carles Puigdemont but orders him to stay in Sardinia while Spain’s extradition request is considered

AN Italian court has ordered the exiled regional leader of Catalunya to be freed a day after his arrest in Sardinia, his lawyer said. Carles

24 Sep, 2021 @ 17:49

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Puigdemont: Exiled Catalan separatist leader detained by police in Sardinia faces extradition to Spain

CARLES Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalunya who fled Spain after a failed independence bid, was detained by Italian police in Sardinia on Thursday evening.

24 Sep, 2021 @ 10:44

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Exiled Catalan leader claims to ‘have proof’ Spain used espionage to repress independence drive

THE exiled former Catalan president of Carles Puigdemont has insisted he has evidence that Spain used political espionage against him and others around him. The

19 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Irene Montero compares violence against women in Afghanistan with what is happening in Spain

SPAIN’S Equality Minister has compared the oppression faced by women in Afghanistan with violence against women in Spain. Irene Montero called for ‘alliances’ to be

1 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s Equality Minister Irene Montero shares personal snaps to celebrate Breastfeeding Week

IRENE Montero has shared an intimate snap of herself breastfeeding youngest daughter Aitana as she marked World Breastfeeding Week on Saturday. The Minister of Equality,

10 Aug, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Inside the lavish palace where Spain’s Prime Minister spends his holidays

AS the weather heats up across Spain, Pedro Sanchez is planning his summer vacation. The prime minister will be staying at a luxury resort in

8 Aug, 2021 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Politics·Property

Poster for Barcelona’s People’s Olympiad (Source: Flickr

Barcelona’s People’s Olympiad: The story of the 1936 Protest Olympics that were derailed by the Spanish Civil War

BY Shannon Chaffers THE Tokyo Olympic Games will soon come to a close despite an initial rocky start under a shroud of controversy with Japan

6 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·Politics·Sport

New Socialist leader in Andalucia vows to ‘speak less about ourselves and more about society’

Juan Espadas has been chosen by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) as the party’s new general secretary for Andalucia which means he now takes

5 Aug, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·Politics

Explainer: This is the new European DNI that comes into force today

THE first of the new National Identity Documents, known as DNI 4.0, have been handed out today. The ID card, which will be mandatory throughout

3 Aug, 2021 @ 19:31

Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain's lower house of parliament

Pedro Sánchez says council will approve a ‘drastic reduction’ of the AP-9 tolls

PEDRO Sánchez has confirmed the Council of Ministers will approve a ‘drastic reduction’ in tolls on the AP-9 in Galicia on Tuesday. This announcement was made

26 Jul, 2021 @ 16:35

Politics

RATS! Watch the moment rodent causes mayhem and sends Vox MP fleeing chamber during vote in Spain’s Andalucia

LAWMAKERS in Andalucia’s regional parliament had an unusual visitor during a debate on Wednesday when a rat entered the chamber and caused a disruption. The

22 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

British holidaymakers race back from Balearic Islands before Monday’s 4am quarantine deadline

BRITS are racing against the clock to exit Spain’s Balearic Islands before the quarantine deadline on Monday. Earlier this week ministers announced that the Balearic

18 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Politics·Travel News

The updated COVID-19 rules and restrictions for regions across Spain

CORONAVIRUS infection rates have tripled in Spain over the past couple of weeks as the delta variant continues to advance across the country. The week

16 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

Delta variant cases in Spain soar by 15% in a week

THE Delta coronavirus variant that swept the UK has become dominant in Spain and could be attributed to the country’s recent spike in COVID cases.

13 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain’s cabinet reshuffle sees more women appointed to key roles

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a cabinet reshuffle on Saturday promoting more women into ministerial positions. The new appointments include a new deputy prime

12 Jul, 2021 @ 12:43

Lead·National News·Politics

LESS MEAT, MORE LIFE: Spanish minister’s campaign to eat less meat receives a mixed response

HEALTH minister Alberto Garzon has launched a campaign encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat, after research revealed Spain chomps its way through more meat than

10 Jul, 2021 @ 11:13

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain getting injections by late August

Ministry of health suffers data breach exposing details of 100,000 people in Madrid – ‘including king and Sanchez’

THE Ministry of Health is blaming a coding error for 100,000 people in Madrid being involved in a data breach which included exposing the personal

9 Jul, 2021 @ 09:30

Madrid·Politics

Pedro Sanchez hands out pardons to nine Catalan separatists jailed by Spain over 2017 illegal independence referendum

Fighter jet scare interrupts Spanish PM press conference

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was forced to cut short a press conference at a NATO airbase in Lithuania when jets there were scrambled to

8 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain proposes legal reform that could see adults ‘drafted’ and assets seized if crisis hits

SPAIN’S Socialist government is proposing new legislation that gives the state extraordinary powers if and when a state of crisis is declared. The changes to

7 Jul, 2021 @ 17:02

Lead·National News·Politics

Explainer: What does the ‘only yes means yes’ law mean for rape victims in Spain?

A DRAFT bill that strengthens the country’s laws against rape by requiring the word ‘yes’ before sex acts was approved by the cabinet on Tuesday

7 Jul, 2021 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

tortosa monument photo by Calafellvalo / Flickr

Court halts efforts to remove Franco monument in Catalunya after campaign by locals

A COURT has delayed an attempt to remove a monument inaugurated by General Francisco Franco to celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War after

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Pedro Sanchez will ‘never allow’ Catalunya referendum on independence from Spain

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected an independence referendum for the Catalunya region during a speech to Congress today(June 30). Sanchez said that his ruling

30 Jun, 2021 @ 15:11

Catalunya·Lead·National News·Politics

Trans Community Activists Protest Outside The Congress Of Deputies In Madrid, Spain 18 May 2021

Spain approves pioneering transgender bill that puts it at forefront of LGTBI rights

SPAIN has approved a draft bill on LGBTI rights that will allow transgender people over 14 to change their legal gender without medical diagnosis or

29 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Gibraltar Chief Minister calls for ‘unity’ on the Rock after divisive vote on abortion

FABIAN Picardo welcomed the result of the referendum which saw voters in Gibraltar choose to relax its draconian anti-abortion law and acknowledged that it was

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Explainer: Euthanasia law in Spain comes into force

A NEW assisted suicide law came into effect on Friday, making Spain the fourth country in the European Union to legalise euthanasia. Parliament gave final

27 Jun, 2021 @ 16:59

Health·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

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