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“This has to stop” – mother delivers petition to Congress with 63,000 signatures demanding total ban of mobile phones...

Simon Hunter - 30 Nov, 2023 @ 18:53

TWO TEACHERS on Thursday delivered a petition with 63,000 signatures to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in a bid to encourage a total ban on...

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promises ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors

Simon Hunter - 28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday promised ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors in the country, despite the turbulent political...

Irene Montero Presenta Un Proyecto Pa La Igualdad Efectiva Entre Hombres Y Mujeres En El Trabajo

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Former Equality Minister Irene Montero launches scathing attack on Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as new Cabinet sworn in

Simon Hunter - 21 Nov, 2023 @ 13:33

THE OUTGOING equality minister, Irene Montero, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday, the day that the new Spanish Cabinet...

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain's Congress

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Spain’s caretaker prime minister does amnesty deal with Catalan nationalists, paving the way for another term in office

Simon Hunter - 9 Nov, 2023 @ 10:22

SPAIN’S Socialist Party (PSOE) has finally sealed a deal with the Together for Catalunya group that will pave the way for caretaker prime minister...

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The Socialists’ Catalunya deal explained: The price Pedro Sanchez will pay to return to power

Simon Hunter - 3 Nov, 2023 @ 11:22

SPAIN’S Socialist Party and the Catalan Republican Left (ERC) announced on Thursday that they had reached a much-awaited deal, one that will see the...

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Spain takes step closer to ending political stalemate, as caretaker prime minister and Catalan nationalists agree amnesty deal

Simon Hunter - 1 Nov, 2023 @ 11:40

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has gripped Spain since the inconclusive general election held on July 23 took a stop closer to ending on Tuesday,...

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Spain’s heir to the throne, Princess Leonor, swears allegiance to Constitution at ceremony with notable absences

Simon Hunter - 31 Oct, 2023 @ 15:29

THE HEIR to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, today swore allegiance to the Constitution at a major state ceremony in the lower house of...

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Spain’s Princess Leonor will swear allegiance to the Constitution on Tuesday, but several key figures will be missing from...

Simon Hunter - 29 Oct, 2023 @ 12:53

SPAIN’S Princess Leonor, who is the heir to the Spanish throne, will swear allegiance to the Constitution in the Congress of Deputies on Tuesday,...

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Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right...

Simon Hunter - 27 Oct, 2023 @ 13:09

A FORMER high-ranking politician from Vox has claimed that the far-right party has diverted as much as €11 million of public money to a...

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Spain to reduce working hours after socialist parties PSOE and Sumar agree to form a government – but they’ll...

Simon Hunter - 24 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has reigned in Spain since the inconclusive general election of July 23 was a step closer to ending on Tuesday,...

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Spain’s far-right Vox party proposes restricting immigration from Muslim countries

Simon Hunter - 19 Oct, 2023 @ 14:30

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has proposed a motion for debate in the Congress of Deputies that would see immigration from Muslim countries restricted. The...

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Spain’s caretaker prime minister holds unprecedented meetings with Basque and Catalan separatists

Simon Hunter - 13 Oct, 2023 @ 15:54

SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took the unprecedented step on Friday of allowing himself to be photographed with representatives from two of the...

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Spain’s King Felipe nominates Pedro Sanchez for prime ministerial investiture vote

Simon Hunter - 3 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

SPAIN’S King Felipe VI today proposed the Socialist Party’s Pedro Sanchez as candidate for prime minister, after the failed attempt of the Popular Party’s...

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Spain’s caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, vows he can cling onto power

Simon Hunter - 25 Sep, 2023 @ 13:12

SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has vowed that he will find the support to be voted back into power, despite having lost the...

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Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates

Simon Hunter - 21 Sep, 2023 @ 13:38

SPAIN’S lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, took an historic step this week by allowing for the use of three extra languages...

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Chief prosecutor in Spain calls for in-depth investigation into paedophile priests, after newspaper uncovers abuses and cover-ups

Simon Hunter - 7 Sep, 2023 @ 13:28

SPAIN’S Prosecutor General’s Office has called for an in-depth investigation into child sex abuse cases committed by members of the Catholic Church, as well...

Politics

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says he will seek parliamentary majority in Spain’s Congress

Alex Trelinski - 31 Jul, 2023 @ 16:19

BATTLE LINES are continuing to be drawn over who will be Span's next prime minister after July 23rd's indecisive general election result. Acting Prime Minister...

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Campaigner Carla Antonelli becomes Spain’s first transsexual senator

Simon Hunter - 24 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

SPANISH POLITICIAN Carla Antonelli is set to become the country’s first transexual senator, after the leftist party Mas Madrid announced it was designating her...

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Ramon, 94, pushes his wife's wheelchair due to lack of ambulances

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