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Spain’s prime minister launches scathing attack on right-wing parties and media ahead of general elections

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez surprised everyone on Monday, when he called a snap election after his Socialist Party suffered serious losses at the local

31 May, 2023 @ 18:00

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Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular under new leader Feijoo could form new Spanish government after December's general election

Spain’s opposition leader welcomes early elections but accuses PM of distracting attention from PP’s gains

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, today accused Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of calling a snap general election in a

29 May, 2023 @ 17:15

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Spain shifts to the right at 2023 local elections

THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the big winner at Sunday’s regional and local elections, at which 12 of Spain’s regions and more than 8,000 local

28 May, 2023 @ 23:43

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Opinion polls: Conservative Popular Party expected to win elections in Madrid, Valencia and Aragon regions

OPINION POLLS released at 8pm today, as the polls closed in the 2023 local and regional elections, suggest that tonight will see the conservative Popular

28 May, 2023 @ 20:21

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Barcelona mayor Ada Colau casts her vote

Spaniards brave the rain to vote in 2023 regional and local elections

MILLIONS OF SPANIARDS braved rain showers to keep their date with the polling booths on Sunday, as elections were held in 12 of the country’s

28 May, 2023 @ 17:54

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Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

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

19 May, 2023 @ 20:00

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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

17 May, 2023 @ 15:21

Crime & Law·Politics

Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that training base in Spain for Ukraine army will open next week

As local election campaign kicks off, Spain’s prime minister promises subsidised cinema tickets for the over-65s

ANOTHER weekend in the run-up to the May 28 local and regional elections in Spain, and another spending promise from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

14 May, 2023 @ 13:58

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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

13 May, 2023 @ 12:53

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Explainer: Why Spain’s leftist parties could hold the key to the 2023 general election

SPAIN’S political parties are focussing their attention right now on the upcoming regional and local elections, which will be held across much of the country

4 May, 2023 @ 18:45

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Spain’s government slams opposition leader for meeting with public prosecutors and pledging to repeal new laws

THE SPANISH central government has slammed the leader of the main opposition Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, after he held a meeting with conservative

2 May, 2023 @ 18:45

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Approved: Spain’s Congress passes new housing law that will control rents and put limits on evictions

A NEW housing law that will see rents controlled and new limits on evictions today passed Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies.

27 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

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Richard Lewington Outside Oñati Town Hall

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque Country

27 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

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Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car

A POLITICIAN from the conservative Popular Party is facing prosecution after the Spanish Civil Guard caught him driving an official car at 215km/h on a

27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

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European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has once again warned the Andalusian regional government that its plans to grant new watering rights to farmers in the area around

26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

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Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy

TIME WAS when politicians on the campaign trail would resort to ‘handshaking and baby kissing’ in order to garner public support and get themselves voted

25 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

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

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’ consent

20 Apr, 2023 @ 16:11

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Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?

THE SPANISH government has been negotiating a proposed housing law for months, if not years, and the deal that has been hammered out between parties

15 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

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New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage

A FRESH row has broken out over the future of the Doñana National Park in Andalucia, after the regional parliament approved legislation on Wednesday that

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Politics

Regional premier of Spain’s Castilla y Leon region in hot water after alleged obscene gesture in parliament

THE REGIONAL premier of the Castilla y Leon region, Alfonso Fernandez Mañueco, found himself in hot water today after images emerged of him allegedly making

23 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

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As regional elections approach, Madrid premier breaks ties with far-right Vox

WITH regional and local elections due to be held at the end of May, the Popular Party (PP) premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, announced

23 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

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Spain’s Constitutional Court votes to uphold euthanasia law

SPAIN’S Constitutional Court has voted to uphold the country’s euthanasia law, which has been in force since June 2021 and was appealed against at the

22 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

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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 as

21 Mar, 2023 @ 17:35

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As residents complain of filthy state of central Madrid, rats are spotted just 50 metres from the Puerta del Sol

RESIDENTS IN THE centre of Madrid have long complained about the council’s failure to clean up the rubbish, and pictures of overflowing containers and recycling

16 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

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Heated debate: Madrid politicians go on the attack after revelations they are claiming government energy handouts

WHEN NEWS broke on Wednesday that the vice-premier of the Madrid region was claiming benefits to help pay for his heating bills, despite earning nearly

16 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

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Madrid vice-premier, who earns nearly €105,000, is claiming heating benefits for ‘vulnerable consumers’

THE VICE-PREMIER of the Madrid regional government has come in for fierce criticism after it emerged that he has been claiming heating benefits meant for

15 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

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Spain’s prime minister launches scathing attack on right-wing parties and media ahead of general elections

Spain’s opposition leader welcomes early elections but accuses PM of distracting attention from PP’s gains

Spain shifts to the right at 2023 local elections

Opinion polls: Conservative Popular Party expected to win elections in Madrid, Valencia and Aragon regions

Spaniards brave the rain to vote in 2023 regional and local elections

Basque-t case? Ahead of local and regional elections, Madrid premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso focuses campaign on ETA

Prosecutor at Spain’s High Court shelves bid to have former ETA terrorists banned from running in elections

As local election campaign kicks off, Spain’s prime minister promises subsidised cinema tickets for the over-65s

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

Explainer: Why Spain’s leftist parties could hold the key to the 2023 general election

Spain’s government slams opposition leader for meeting with public prosecutors and pledging to repeal new laws

Approved: Spain’s Congress passes new housing law that will control rents and put limits on evictions

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election

Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car

Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park

Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy

Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?

New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage

Regional premier of Spain’s Castilla y Leon region in hot water after alleged obscene gesture in parliament

As regional elections approach, Madrid premier breaks ties with far-right Vox

Spain’s Constitutional Court votes to uphold euthanasia law

A pointless debate? Vox’s second motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Sanchez reaches Congress

As residents complain of filthy state of central Madrid, rats are spotted just 50 metres from the Puerta del Sol

Heated debate: Madrid politicians go on the attack after revelations they are claiming government energy handouts

Madrid vice-premier, who earns nearly €105,000, is claiming heating benefits for ‘vulnerable consumers’

The wonderful history behind El Escorial – the world’s largest Renaissance building and a must-visit for all culture lovers

Worry for Spain as Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal to miss rest of season with injury – but ‘is expected to be fit for the World Cup’

Jet2 bans British couple for ‘trying to join mile high club’ on flight to Spain – while the plane was still on the tarmac

Fears for Gibraltar monkeys as they’re spotted ‘eating mud after consuming junk food from tourists’

Third patient dies after receiving ‘six times the required drug dose’ at hospital in central Spain