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Putin Attacks Ukraine. Explosion In Kiev

Spain ‘strongly condemns’ Russia invasion of Ukraine and convenes emergency security council

SPAIN’S King Felipe VI will preside over a National Security Council meeting called for noon on Thursday to analyse the situation after Russia’s overnight invasion

24 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

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LATEST: Embattled PP leader Pablo Casado bows out of Spain’s parliament

THE embattled leader of Spain’s conservation opposition party bade farewell to parliament on Wednesday and made his exit to a round of applause. Pablo Casado

23 Feb, 2022 @ 18:55

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Partido Popular Closes Its Campaign In Madrid

Pablo Casado: Leader of Spain’s conservative opposition party under mounting pressure to resign

THE leader of Spain’s main conservative opposition party looked set to resign after his supporters appeared to abandon him in droves. His role at the

22 Feb, 2022 @ 18:55

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President Of The Community Of Madrid

Power struggle: Bitter row erupts between Spain’s conservative Popular Party leaders Isabel Diaz Ayuso and Pablo Casado

MADRID’s conservative regional premier has accused the leader of her own party of plotting to destroy her in a bitter row at the top of

18 Feb, 2022 @ 18:54

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

Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon

FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:06

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Spain’s fat cats under renewed investigation over corporate spying

SEVERAL of Spain’s most powerful businessmen are once again implicated in a far-reaching spying scandal. On Monday Spain’s High Court has placed Antonio Brufau, chairman

8 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

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Estrella Damned? How Boris birthday bash is proving great publicity for Catalan lager brand

THEY say that no publicity is bad publicity and while a photograph showing Boris Johnson clutching a beer during a lockdown event at Downing Street

8 Feb, 2022 @ 12:01

Food & Drink·Lead·Politics

Spain passes labour reform in knife-edge vote thanks to opposition MP error

AN opposition MP accidentally voted ‘yes’ instead of ‘no’ thereby allowing a controversial labour reforms to pass into law. Spain’s left-wing coalition government succeeded in

4 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

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Amnesty International slams Spain over failure to investigate nursing home deaths during COVID pandemic

AMNESTY International slammed Spanish prosecutors for their failure to launch proper investigations into the deaths of tens of thousands of elderly residents in nursing homes

1 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

ANALYSIS: The meteoric rise of Spain’s far-right party – how far can VOX go?

Could an anti-abortion, anti-immigration party whose following is three quarters male somehow get into power in Spain, asks Heather Galloway

26 Jan, 2022 @ 11:52

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Gibraltar’s Chief Minister dismisses ‘false nonsense’ circulating over mark-up of lateral flow tests on the Rock

THE Gibraltar government was pushed to reveal details of the Rock’s procurement of Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) after rumours circulated that it was profiting from

25 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

How Spain compares to the rest of the world in fighting corruption

How Spain compares to the rest of the world over fighting corruption

THE image of how tough Spain is on corruption has barely changed in a year, according to the 2021 Corruption Perception Index(CPI). The CPI, published

25 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Manifestacion De Ganaderos Y Agricultores En Madrid

IN PICS: Farmers take over Madrid streets to protest Spain’s agricultural policy

THE countryside came to Spain’s capital on Sunday when thousands of farmers marched through Madrid’s main thoroughfares in a protest against the government’s agricultural policy.

24 Jan, 2022 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain introduces new rent benefit to encourage under-35s to leave home

THE Spanish government has given the green light to a new housing benefit to encourage young people to cut the apron strings and move out

19 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics·Property

Demonstrations For The National Day Of Spain Or Hispanic Day

Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021

WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were

14 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

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List of shame: Vast majority of Spain’s ‘most secretive’ town halls are in Andalucia

AN alarming three quarters of the least transparent town halls are in Andalucia. A survey of 500 councils has named and shamed the local authorities

14 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

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Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, accused of using laundered money to buy €1.6 million apartment in Spain's Madrid

Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, in money laundering quiz over €1.6 million Madrid apartment purchase in Spain

FORMER Valencia region president, Eduardo Zaplana, has suffered a new setback in trying to rebuke money laundering allegations involving up to €20 million. A new

10 Jan, 2022 @ 15:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs

SPAIN’S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible for.

8 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

Alberto Garzon Pollution Mega Farms Pig Spain Pork

Fury after minister claims meat from mega farms is causing the ‘end of Spain’ – but is he right?

SUSTAINABLE meat production is dominating headlines after Spain’s minister for consumer affairs claimed livestock mega farms are causing the ‘end’ of the very country. Alberto

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Politics·Valencia

Energy costs soar in Spain for the sixth day in a row amid warning to expect leap of €475 per household during 2022

ENERGY costs in Spain will increase by €475 this year, due to the high cost of natural gas and an increase of CO2 emission charges

7 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Pedro Sanchez says Spain's creating 'quality jobs' in biggest unemployment fall for 17 years

Pedro Sanchez says Spain’s creating ‘quality jobs’ as unemployment tumbles in 17-year record fall

SPAIN created 782,232 new jobs in 2021 in the biggest annual fall in registered jobless since 1995. December’s figures from the Labour Ministry saw 76,782

4 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

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