Spanish Parliament reconvenes, yet still no government
The Spanish Parliament reconvened on Tuesday, with MPs who won seats in the general election of 10 November taking the oath – yet still without a majority...
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UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) kicks off in Madrid
This year’s UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP25, started in Madrid on Monday. The Spanish government offered to host the event after its original host Chile...
Two arrests so far as details of ‘narco-sub’ in Galicia emerge
Further details have emerged of the ‘narco-sub’ intercepted by police off the northwestern region of Galicia in Spain – and reportedly carrying around 3,500kg of cocaine worth...
Constitutional Court finally rejects Junqueras appeal, yet not unanimously
The Spanish Constitutional Court has finally rejected the appeal from the jailed former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras, against the pre-trial and pre-verdict detention that he underwent from November...
Pope Francis includes Spain as ‘problematic’, calling for dialogue and peace
Pope Francis has called for ‘dialogue and peace’ in Spain, including it amongst ‘problematic’ countries – yet without directly mentioning the Catalan political crisis. During an in-flight...
Thousands march on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Tens of thousands took to the streets on Monday across Spain for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with various events...
ERC reject investiture of Sánchez without agreed negotiation
The Catalan pro-independence parties remain key to the possible investiture of Spain’s acting Socialist (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez in the role yet again, following on from...
Pedro Sánchez confident he can secure support to form government
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that he is confident that a ‘full capacity’ government can be formed ‘in the next few weeks’,...
“14 October Generation” campsite cleared from central Barcelona
The local police in Barcelona, the Guàrdia Urbana, have cleared the campsite away from the central Barcelona square of Plaça Universitat, where students had been protesting for three...
Former president of Andalusia sentenced to six years in prison
José Antonio Griñán, the former president of Spain’s southern region of Andalusia, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal...
