Jailed Catalan leaders halt hunger strike
Four jailed Catalan leaders have ended a hunger strike begun more than two weeks ago, their spokesman said Thursday. Jordi Sànchez, former spokesman for the...
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Supreme Court holds first hearing for Catalan leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday ahead of the start of a high-profile trial of 18 Catalan pro-independence leaders over their role...
Guardia Civil break up migrant smuggling ring
Spain’s Guardia Civil said Monday they have smashed an alleged people trafficking network which ‘operated like a travel agency’ and smuggled around 600 Moroccans into...
Jordi Turull on hunger strike taken to prison hospital
Jordi Turull, one of the jailed Catalan pro-indendepence leaders who has been on a hunger strike for two weeks, has been hospitalised in the prison...
Spanish government raises tone against Catalonia
As anger rises over Catalonia’s continued push to secede from Spain, the Socialist (PSOE) government in Madrid has dropped its conciliatory tone towards the pro-independence...
Madrid threatens to send national police to Catalonia
The Spanish government has warned authorities in Catalonia that it could take over responsibility for law and order in the region after radical activists blocked...
Spain prosecutors to file fraud complaint against Shakira
Spanish prosecutors are poised to file a court complaint against Shakira for allegedly evading 14.5m euros in taxes, which the superstar singer’s defence lawyers deny,...
Court confirms disputed sex abuse gang sentence
A Spanish court said Wednesday it has confirmed a disputed nine-year jail term given to five men for sexually abusing a woman, despite two out...
Sánchez to refer budget to parliament in January
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said his minority Socialist (PSOE) government will refer its 2019 budget to parliament for approval in January, possibly triggering...
Who will govern with who in Andalusia?
A far-right party, Vox, won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of...
