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
February 2019
La Liga round-up: Real Madrid close the gap at the top
Real Madrid gained ground on both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in La Liga as Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior each scored in a 3-0 win
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
Protests in Barcelona against Catalan trial
Members of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) occupied the European Union headquarters in Barcelona on Friday in protest over the upcoming trial of Catalan political leaders and to call
Suspect Polish beef destroyed as scare spreads
Several EU countries have seized and destroyed suspect beef from a Polish slaughterhouse where allegedly sick cows were butchered, as French authorities said some of
Spain rescues three men from boat loaded with drugs
Spain’s maritime rescue plucked three men from a boat loaded with three tonnes of cannabis resin which had run into trouble in choppy waters, officials
Quim Torra: ‘they have not committed any crimes’
A dozen Catalan pro-independence leaders will go on trial on 12 February over their bid to make the region independent from Spain, the Supreme Court
