International animation festival in Lleida
Animac (the Mostra Internacional de Cinema d’Animació de Catalunya) is an annual international festival dedicated to the world of animation, held in the city of Lleida. This...
February 2019
Madrid hosts Festival of Magic
Madrid’s ninth International Festival of Magic gets going on 7 February at the Teatro Circo Price and welcomes magicians from across the globe. The principal...
ERC party seek amendments to PM’s budget
The future of the Spanish government is uncertain after the Esquerra (ERC) party has ruled out any possibility of backing the general budget for 2019,...
Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader
Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an...
Six arrested in Sabadell over alleged gang rape
The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested six men in Sabadell, a town in the surroundings of Barcelona, for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old woman....
Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American...
Montserrat abbot apologises for monk sexual abuse
The father abbot at the monastery of Montserrat in Catalonia has apologised to the alleged victims of monk Andreu Soler, accused by at least five men...
Women join ‘rock star’ male world of ham-cutting
In Spain, cutting ‘jamon’ is a fully-fledged job that brings prestige and money, a man’s world which women are only just starting to take on....
Caixabank’s profits up 17% in 2018 to €1.98bn
Catalonia’s largest bank, Caixabank, made profits of 1.98 billion euros in 2018, a 17.8% rise over the previous year, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV)...
Goya Awards: ‘Champions’ and ‘The Realm’ big winners
The 33rd Goya Awards’ best picture went to feel-good comedy Campeones (Champions), by director Javier Fesser, Spain’s most successful film last year. The ‘Spanish oscars’ ceremony...
