From Storm Filomena to riots against jailed rappers … from Pablo Iglesias leaving politics to Isabel Díaz Ayuso sweeping to victory in the Madrid elections … from the pardons granted to the jailed Catalan leaders to Messi leaving Barça, plus Mar Menor, Afghanistan, Juan Carlos I and much more … there’s been a lot going on in Spain during 2021, not just the pandemic. Here’s a round-up and links to one or two of the key stories from each month, without mentioning Covid!
January 2021
Snow and Storm Filomena cause havoc across Spain
February 2021
Police van torched in Barcelona as protests resume against rapper’s jailing
March 2021
Pablo Iglesias leaves role as deputy PM to stand as president in Madrid elections
April 2021
Sánchez: ‘Economic Recovery Plan most ambitious in Spain’s recent history’
May 2021
Isabel Díaz Ayuso sweeps to victory in the Madrid election
Pere Aragonès voted in as Catalan President after ERC and JxCat reach agreement
June 2021
Catalan leaders walk free from prison
July 2021
New ‘Democratic Memory’ law will help find mass graves of the Franco regime
August 2021
Tearful Messi confirms he will be leaving Barça
Spain concludes its evacuation operation from Afghanistan
September 2021
Spain suspends Barcelona airport expansion plans due to lack of support from Catalan government
October 2021
Puigdemont ‘free to travel’ after Italian extradition hearing suspended, pending EU rulings
November 2021
€382m for environmental regeneration of Mar Menor lagoon
December 2021
Swiss prosecutors close corruption probe against Spain’s former king Juan Carlos
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