THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: World Cup glory, an ETA kidnapping and the ‘invasion’ of Parsley Island
9 JULY – SAINT VERONICA’S DAYAs Jesus was making his way to Calvary, covered in blood, sweat and grime, a young woman pushed through the
ON THIS DAY: A tragedy in the ring and an outrage on the streets – paving the way for decades of ETA violence
IGNACIO Sanchez first saw the light of day in Sevilla on 6 June 1891, and later married into a bullfighting dynasty. Apart from those two
Rowdy Basque fans reopen separatist wounds in Sevilla during Copa del Rey final as they clashed with police, chanted for ETA and jeered the Spanish anthem in front of King Felipe
REAL Sociedad supporters from the Basque country caused chaos when they descended upon Sevilla this weekend for the Copa del Rey final. More than 26,000
Dual nationality? What you need to know about travelling to the UK from Spain under new ETA rules
The issue has raised questions among those in Spain who have dual nationality. What passport should they travel on? And will they be denied entry
Basque elections in Spain: Socialist-PNV coalition remains in power in huge relief for PM Pedro Sanchez – but support for separatists has grown
THE Socialist-PNV coalition that has ruled the Basque Country since 2016 is set to remain in power in a huge relief for Prime Minister Pedro
Basque elections in Spain: All you need to know as separatist descendants from ETA lead the polls in potential headache for PM Pedro Sanchez
THE Basque Country will head to the polls this Sunday for a crucial regional election that could prove to be a political headache for incumbent
Madrid train bombings: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its deadliest ever terrorist incident
SPAIN has been marking the 20th anniversary this Monday of the Madrid train bombings that killed 192 people and injured 2,000 others. The Al Qaeda
Explainer: What you need to know about Spain’s July 23 general election
ON JULY 23, Spaniards will be heading to polling booths across the country for the fifth time in the last 10 years, to choose the
‘Get Txapote to vote for you’: The slogan about ETA that is plaguing the prime minister and victims alike in Spain
“QUE TE vote Txapote.” Roughly translated: Get Txapote to vote for you. This seemingly innocent Spanish phrase, which is nice and catchy thanks to its
ETA victims call on Spain’s Congress to ban convicted terrorists from public office
TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office. Speaking
Basque-t case? Ahead of local and regional elections, Madrid premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso focuses campaign on ETA
CITIZENS who are eligible to vote in the May 28 regional and local elections would be forgiven for expecting to hear the candidates debating areas
Prosecutor at Spain’s High Court shelves bid to have former ETA terrorists banned from running in elections
THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR in Spain’s High Court has shelved a lawsuit aimed at stopping 44 convicted terrorists from running in the upcoming local and regional
Spain’s prime minister and opposition leader clash over ETA in first face-to-face debate of the election campaign
AFTER a decades-long bloody campaign for an independent Basque Country, terrorist group ETA was officially dissolved in 2018. But the shadow of the organisation is
Opposition leader calls on PM to take action over inclusion of 44 former ETA terrorists on election lists
A POLITICAL storm over 44 convicted ETA terrorists running for office in the upcoming May 28 local and regional elections deepened on Monday, as the
Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation ETA
British holidaymakers rejoice: ETIAS tourist tax date pushed back to 2024
The EU’s new tourist tax that’s set to charge Brits and others €7 to enter the Schengen zone has been pushed back to 2024. The
ETA member rearrested in Spain after brief release from 17 year sentence
A FORMER member of Basque separatist group ETA has been rearrested after losing an appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused the
Basque separatist group ETA dropped from US foreign terrorist blacklist
THE Basque seperatist group ETA is set to be removed from the United States foreign terrorist blacklist. Under the full name of Basque Fatherland and
Support for independence reaches historic low in Spain’s Basque Country
SUPPORT for breaking away from Spain has fallen to a historic low in the Basque Country which went through a forty year armed conflict over
King Felipe VI honours victims of terrorism in Spain at memorial in Basque city of Vitoria
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia on Tuesday visited a reproduction of a safe house used by the Basque separatist organisation to hold a kidnapped prison
ETA member acquitted of double attack in Spain’s Valencia in 2003, where Brit expat was injured
AN ETA member has been acquitted for his role in multiple attacks in the Valencian Community in 2003.
Up to 200,000 protestors form human chain calling for independence referendum for Spain’s Basque Country
ALMOST 200,000 protestors formed a human chain to call for a referendum on the independence of the Basque Country from Spain. Spaniards from the wealthy
Podemos launches bus denouncing corruption by politicians and bankers in Spain
Prime minister Mariano Rajoy and ex prime ministers Felipe González and José María Aznar are among the 10 caricatures pasted onto the side of the
Basque terrorist group Eta plan to disarm
Terrorist group Eta is responsible for 800 deaths over four decades, and the disarmament could potentially end the violence
Spain convicts student for tweets about ETA bomb victim
Vera may not have to serve the jail sentence, but her chances of becoming a teacher are at risk
Spanish cops find stash of explosives belonging to ETA terrorists
It is known as Spain's deadliest terror group having killed 860 people in its history