Tag: Spain politics
Spain looks to pass new temporary wealth tax to help fight inflation after the Ukraine war, its treasury minister...
SPAIN’S left-wing coalition government is hoping to slap a two-year tax on the richest 1% of the population by next year to fight inflation,...
Spain’s Economy Minister walks away from photo shoot where she’s the only woman
SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño, refused to pose for a photo at the Madrid Leaders Forum in protest at being the only woman in...
Spain proposes legal reform that could see adults ‘drafted’ and assets seized if crisis hits
SPAIN'S Socialist government is proposing new legislation that gives the state extraordinary powers if and when a state of crisis is declared.
The changes to...
Pardoned Catalan separatist leaders walk out of jail… and immediately demand independence from Spain
THE nine Catalan separatist leaders who walked free from prison on Wednesday after a controversial pardon by the Spanish government appeared not to have...
DEATH THREAT? Basque MP in Spanish parliament reveals how he received Miss Marple DVD from same man who sent...
Jon Inarritu a member of Congress for the left wing Bildu party in the Basque Country was left baffled when he received a mysterious...
Pedro Sanchez on charm offensive to gain support for Spain’s coalition government from Catalan separatists
Sanchez needs to persuade the Catalan Republic Left (ERC) to abstain during the vote, in order to form a government
SPAIN ELECTIONS 2019: Who’s contesting it? What do they want? Who will win?
Spaniards are heading to polling booths for the fourth time in four years this weekend as voters hope to bring an end to the country’s political stalemate. But what are the main parties all about?
UK police in diplomatic pickle after calling Spain’s arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader ‘disproportionate’
British authorities have since backtracked on the comments, trying to pass them off as a misunderstanding.
Spain’s Andalucia is ‘in the eye of a Brexit Hurricane’ warns regional government document
The UK accounts for 7% of Andalucia’s sales to the rest of the world, meaning that the region is especially susceptible to the fallout of Brexit.
Brexit stalled again as EU approves extension until January 2020
The extension means the UK will no longer leave on Boris Johnson's 'do or die' Brexit deadline of October 31.
Monks say Spain’s government can’t exhume dictator Franco’s body because he is buried in ‘sacred place’
The Abbey of the Valley of the Fallen sits on ground under which Franco is buried.
Brits living in Spain will LOSE their rights if UK fails to give Spanish citizens better protection says Spain’s...
The future of the 365,967 Brits living in Spain will now depend on how the 180,000 Spaniards living in the UK are treated by the British government.
AND THEY’RE OFF: Expats across Spain head to the polls
Registered foreigners hold the key to elections in many key tourist resorts
King of Spain calls for Christmas Catalunya unity
THE King of Spain has used his Christmas message to urge for a peaceful outcome to the Catalunya crisis.
Felipe VI emphasised the importance of...
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