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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pardoned Catalan separatist leaders walk out of jail… and immediately demand independence from Spain
THE nine Catalan separatist leaders who walked free from prison on Wednesday after a controversial pardon by the Spanish government appeared not to have lost
COVID-19 in Spain: Boris Johnson warns that 2021 will be a ‘difficult’ year for travel
THE BRITISH Prime Minister has warned of ‘a difficult year for travel’ as he played down suggestions that the success of the vaccine roll-out could
Godfather of Catalan nationalism faces trial along with seven children over ‘hidden fortune’
JORDI Pujol, the former regional president of Catalunya for 23 years, is to face trial along with his seven children over an alleged fortune which
COVID-19 vaccine: How many people in Spain have been vaccinated so far?
MORE than 13million people in Spain have received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine. That means nearly 30% of the adult population have completed a
Could the reopening of nightlife in Spain lead to a surge in COVID-19 infections?
MADRID takes another step towards normality on Monday, with nightclubs allowed to remain open until 3am for the first time in months. The capital follows
What you need to know about Spain’s relaxation of face mask rules from June 26
LAST week Pedro Sanchez announced that face covering rules will change in Spain as the coronavirus infection rate continues to drop. The Prime Minister
FREEDOM: Spanish government to pardon nine jailed Catalan separatists
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will propose pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatists at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “Tomorrow, guided by
State pension age in Spain could be raised to 67, says report
A REPORT for the government has raised the possibility that millions of people in Spain may have to work longer to qualify for a state
COVID-19: Pedro Sanchez receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine in Spain
PEDRO Sanchez has had the coronavirus vaccine. The prime minister, who is aged 49, received his first jab at Puerta de Hierro Hospital in the
Brussels gives green light to Spain’s Recovery Plan with €69 billion grant
SPAIN will receive €69.5 billion in subsidies from the European Commission over the next five years to aid with the country’s coronavirus recovery plan. This
Pedro Sánchez could relax rules on wearing masks outdoors in Spain as he says ‘roadmap is clear’
PEDRO Sánchez has indicated when masks will stop being mandatory outdoors in Spain. Most regions are hoping the masks can be ditched as soon as
EXPLAINER: How to get your COVID passport in Spain, who can request it and where can you travel with it?
SUMMER holidays could be back on the agenda after the Spanish government announced COVID passports will come into force from July 1. The documents, also
Spain to host next Nato summit in 2022
THE next Nato summit will be held in Spain in 2022. It will be Spain’s first Nato summit since 1997, when it was hosted by
STOP FASCISM: Two participants in far-right march in Spain’s Valencia become the first to be fined for displaying Franco symbols
Glorifying fascism is a very serious offence punished with fines of between €2,000 and €10,000.