Tag: Congress vote
Crucial victory for Pedro Sanchez as controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists gets parliamentary backing in Spain
CONGRESS in Madrid on Thursday backed an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists by 178 votes to 172.
The lower house of parliament result is good...
Dates revealed for parliamentary votes that could make Partido Popular’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo new prime minister of Spain
THE NEW Congress speaker, Francina Armengol, has announced September 26 and 27 as the dates of investiture debates and votes for the Partido Popular's...
Spain’s Socialist Party wins approval for reforms to controversial consent law, deepening split with coalition partners
LAWMAKERS in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, today voted in favour of reforms to the controversial ‘only yes means yes’...
A pointless debate? Vox’s second motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Sanchez reaches Congress
SPAIN’S sixth motion of no confidence debate since the return of democracy got underway on Tuesday, and proved to be as unusual and bizarre...
Protests across Spain over animal rights law that excludes hunting dogs
PROTESTS were held in 44 cities across Spain on Sunday over hunting dogs being excluded from the new animal welfare law which Congress will...
No winter energy rationing in Spain, says government minister
A government minister has ruled out any energy rationing this winter in Spain.
Speaking to Telecinco on Wednesday, Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera, said: “Energy...