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Bullfighting weekend gets banned by council in Spain’s Valencia area
SUECA council has refused to grant permits for a bullfighting weekend to coincide with the city's patron saint fiestas.
The Xe Quin Bou Sueca bullfighting...
Top ten reasons why you need a TIE card, as figures show over a third of Brits in Spain...
BIOMETRIC ID cards holding important information about residents, have now been issued to over a third of Brits living in Spain.
In little over a...
EXCLUSIVE: “Time to get out of Dodge” – meet the Brexit refugees making a new life in Spain (part...
Continuing on from our recent feature on Brits that have left their homes in the UK to start new lives in sunnier climes here...
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...
Gibraltar announces abortion referendum and plans to give 16-year-olds a vote
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, who was recently elected for a third successive term in office, called the move a ‘priority’
WATCH: Latest Gibraltar National Day coverage HERE as revellers party on Rock’s ‘biggest day’
Music booms at Casemates Square as performers entertain the crowd
CATALUNYA CRISIS: ‘I am a political prisoner’ says Catalan leader as 12 separatists go on trial in Spain
Around 90% of Catalan voters backed independence, but the turn-out at the polls was just 43%
Podemos calls for referendum on bullfighting in Spain
Iglesias said he wanted to ‘democratise’ discussions about the future of bullfighting, but did not comment on other events using bulls, such as those in Pamplona’s San Fermín festival.
German judges cast doubt over second charge against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont
German authorities have requested further information from the Spanish Supreme Court to decide if they can extradite Puigdemont on the charge of misuse of public funds
British expats in Spain one step closer to securing EU citizenship post-Brexit after landmark ruling in Netherlands
BRITISH expats will be able to fight for their EU citizenship at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after winning a landmark legal ruling.
It...
Spanish NHS nurse leaving UK and returning to Spain following abuse after Brexit vote
A Spanish NHS nurse is uprooting her whole family and moving to Spain following abuse they have received in the wake of the Brexit...
Remainers in Spain respond to Nigel Farage’s call for second referendum on Brexit
A GROUP campaigning for the UK to remain in the EU has responded to Nigel Farage's suggestion of holding a second referendum.
Bremain in Spain,...
Odds slashed on second Brexit referendum
IN ANOTHER twist to the Brexit saga, Nigel Farage is now calling for a second referendum.
The former UKIP leader announced on Thursday that he...
Carles Puigdemont set for key speech on independence crisis to Catalan parliament
Catalan leader urged not to split from Spain as fears grow over economy
King Felipe of Spain slams Catalan authorities in unprecedented national address
Monarch accuses Carles Puigdemont and independence groups of 'undermining society'
DANGEROUS GAME: Referendum activists shot at in Manlleu
FOUR individuals, including an elderly woman, have sustained minor injuries after an unknown assailant shot at them with an air gun.
The group were...
ULTIMATUM: Spain’s Superior Court orders Catalans occupying polling stations to leave by Sunday morning
THE Catalonian police – the Mossos d'Esquadra - has been instructed by Spain’s Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (TSJC) to prevent Sunday’s referendum from...
RAMPING UP: Tensions flare as farmers plough into Barcelona on tractors ahead of Catalunya referendum
Farmers have descended on Barcelona in their tractors to park them in front of polling stations ahead of Sunday's vote.
Mayor of Barcelona calls on EU to intervene on Catalunya referendum
Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau has called on the European Union to intervene in Catalunya's referendum and blames Rajoy's government for worsening the situation.
Crowds cheer Guardia Civil convoy heading to Catalunya as independence crisis deepens
Cruise ships hired to house police reinforcements heading to Barcelona
London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for second EU referendum, destroys Corbyn’s attempt at Labour party unity on Brexit
SADIQ Khan has called for a second referendum on the UK's membership to the European Union.
The London mayor has unravelled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's...
Spanish PM Rajoy flies to the US in last minute bid to halt referendum
Spanish PM flies to the US for a working lunch with President Trump to discuss the upcoming referendum in Catalunya, the EU and NATO.
Brexit Update: Assessing its Impact on the European Economy
We’re all well aware of the impact the Brexit vote had on the economies of the UK and EU states. Immediate chaos ensued, due...
CATALAN CRACKDOWN: Cops raid regional government’s HQ and arrest MPs in latest offensive against independence referendum
PARAMILITARY police have raided the HQ of the Catalan government in a bid to shutdown the planned independence referendum.
The offensive, performed by Policia Nacional...
Rafael Nadal hits out at Catalunya referendum saying Spain is ‘stronger together’
Nadal issued a stern warning to Catalonia as the tennis legend attacked plans to hold a banned referendum on Catalan independence from Spain.
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