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UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss flies in to Madrid to boost ties with Spain and “support 400K British expats”

THE UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrived in Madrid for a two day trip designed to build “closer economic, tech and security ties” with Spain.

16 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy denies knowing about illegal spying operation to track down smears against him

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy denies knowledge of illegal spying to track down smears against him

FORMER Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appeared before a parliamentary committee on Monday to deny spying and smear allegations dating back nine years. Rajoy, Spain’s

14 Dec, 2021 @ 12:07

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Isabel Díaz Ayuso Wins The Elections Of The Community Of Madrid

PROFILE: The rise and rise of Isabel Ayuso, the saint and saviour of Spain’s right

The foxy – or voxy lady – at thewhose version of “freedom” has the capital and the international community in her thrall

13 Dec, 2021 @ 18:21

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Animals in Spain awarded new legal status as ‘sentient beings’ rather than things

DOMESTIC animals are now recognised as ‘sentient beings’ and no longer considered ‘objects’ in Spain, after new legislation was passed in a parliamentary vote on

7 Dec, 2021 @ 19:20

Lead·National News·Politics

Algunas De Las Mujeres Con Las Que Se Relaciona A Juan Carlos I

Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos pleads immunity in English court citing 300-year-old Gibraltar treaty to avoid spying and harrasment charges brought by former lover

A high court battle brought against Spain’s former monarch took a surreal turn this week, when his legal team cited a 300-year-old treaty that established

7 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

Brothel creeping politicians of Andalucia – funded by the EU!

IT was a fund set up to stimulate employment in Andalucia, the region with the highest jobless total in Spain. But in reality it did

6 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Politics

Vox voting young men: Survey reveals the profile of Spain’s anti-vaxxers

SPAIN has one of the highest vaccination rates in Europe at close to 90% of its population over the age of 12 but who are

24 Nov, 2021 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain’s Vox wants to extend citizenship waiting period to 15 years for British expats

SPAIN’S far-right Vox political party has proposed a bill to the Spanish Congress that would see citizenship through residency take 15 years instead of the current ten

14 Nov, 2021 @ 20:24

Lead·National News·Politics

Boris Johnson reveals recent stay in luxury villa on Spain’s Costa del Sol was freebie from Tory peer

BRITISH Prime Minister has revealed that his recent stay at a villa in Benahavis, inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol, was a gift from a

4 Nov, 2021 @ 18:58

Lead·Politics

Spanish court hands jail sentence to ex-treasurer Luis Barcenas for using slush fund to pay for refurb at Popular Party HQ in Madrid

SPAIN’S National court has handed down a two-year prison term to the former treasurer of Spain’s conservative party for using illicit funds to pay for

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:20

Lead·Madrid·Politics

EXPLAINER: The sex industry in Spain and why PM Pedro Sanchez wants to ban prostitution

IT MAY be the oldest profession in the world, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to criminalise prostitution in Spain insisting the time

28 Oct, 2021 @ 13:37

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Minimum Living Income in Spain: All the changes you need to know about

UNEMPLOYED people in Spain will no longer have to wait a year to access benefits. On Monday (October 18) the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security

21 Oct, 2021 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Politics

Spain gives the green light to grant residency and work permits for 15,000 young immigrants

SOME 15,000 asylum seekers will be given a home in Spain thanks to a new change in the country’s immigration laws. The Council of Ministers

20 Oct, 2021 @ 19:47

Lead·National News·Politics

Juan Carlos and Pedro Sanchez Cordon press

Spain’s PM slams sovereign immunity and calls on King Juan Carlos to give public explanation of financial dealings

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed the sovereign immunity that affords Spain’s monarchs protection from prosecution as “outdated and unnecessary” and called on the emeritus

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Child Photo by Guillaume De Germain / Unsplash

Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?

THE Spanish Government has given the green light to additional funding that the Minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in Spain.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 10:16

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

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

Politicians in Spain could get pay rise under new proposals – but where does all the money come from?

MPs in Spain could receive a pay rise of just 0.9% a year from next April under new proposals included in the General State Budgets

16 Oct, 2021 @ 13:37

Lead·National News·Politics

Adios Boris: PM returns home to crisis-hit Britain after relaxing autumn break in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his pregnant wife Carrie and their son Wilf were seen leaving a villa in the hills above Marbella to head

15 Oct, 2021 @ 19:21

Lead·Politics

Load of bull! Instagram removes Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s bullfighting photo in Las Ventas for ‘extreme violence’ breach

ISABEL Diaz Ayuso’s Instagram post has been taken down from the Community of Madrid Instagram after she shared photos of herself in the Las Ventas

13 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Politics

Villarejo Screenshot La Sexta Tv Documentary

Former police boss Jose Villarejo facing jail term for ‘running 20 year spying and corruption operation’ that implicated Spain’s great and good

WITH a network of crooked politicians, dirty cops, wiretaps and secret bank accounts, it might be the plot of a blockbuster Hollywood crime thriller. But

13 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Christopher Columbus statue splattered in red paint in Spain’s Granada in ‘colonization’ protest

TWO women have been arrested in Granada accused of vandalising a statue of Christopher Columbus. The suspects, aged 29 and 24, were cuffed for allegedly

13 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News·Politics

Bungling Burglar Rescued By Guardia Civil After Leg Injury On Spain S Costa Blanca

Inked police officers in Spain could soon be forced to get tattoos removed

?? POLICE could soon be rushing to get rid of tattoos after Spain’s Interior Ministry proposed measures to regulate the appearance of inked officers in

7 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s government prepares guidelines on ‘how not to be sexist’ in the workplace

SPAIN’S Equality Ministry is preparing official guidelines on how to behave appropriately to colleagues at work in a bid to tackle Spain’s traditionally ‘machista’ office

6 Oct, 2021 @ 15:30

Lead·Politics

Gibraltar treaty talks could begin within days to determine post-Brexit relations after threat of no-deal scenario

AFTER a rocky start, negotiations over future relations between Gibraltar and the EU-bloc are set to begin within weeks. The negotiating mandate was approved by

5 Oct, 2021 @ 10:45

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

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

Italian Judge delays decision on Spain’s extradition request for Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont

FORMER Catalan Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont walked free from an Italian court on Monday after a judge delayed a ruling on Spain’s extradition request. The

5 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Costa Blanca and Mallorca's bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain

Smoking in Spain: Should it be banned on terraces?

HEALTH ministers have called for smoking to be banned on terraces and outdoor restaurant seating in Spain. The Ministry of Health wants the current law

3 Oct, 2021 @ 18:14

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

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

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