Spain to allow Kosovo athletes to use flag
The Spanish government will allow athletes from Kosovo to use national symbols in international competitions organised in the country, even if Madrid doesn’t recognise the
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Government defends Attorney General jail demands
The Spanish Government has defended as ‘professional, technical and juridical’ the decision of its Attorney General for asking between 7 and 12 years in jail
Police crackdown in Barcelona against ‘narcoflats’
Hundreds of police backed by a helicopter on Monday raided dozens of apartments in Barcelona, used for selling and consuming heroin and other drugs. Around
National Day rally demands prison sentences for Catalan leaders
A rally held in central Barcelona on Thursday in support of Spain’s National Day, the Dia de la Hispanidad (or Hispanic Day) was attended by some
Spain threatens ‘legal measures’ over Catalan Parliament vote
The Spanish government threatened ‘legal measures’ on Thursday after the Catalan Parliament passed a motion condemning the role of King Felipe VI in the independence bid,
Opera star Montserrat Caballé laid to rest
Spain’s world-famous opera singer Montserrat Caballé was laid to rest on Monday at a funeral in Barcelona where tenor Jose Carreras hailed her as ‘the greatest soprano
Belgium: no extradition of Spanish rapper
A Belgian court on Monday rejected an extradition request for a Spanish rapper, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for allegedly praising terrorism
Puigdemont makes surprise visit to Scotland
Catalonia’s deposed president Carles Puigdemont arrived in Scotland on Friday, in his first trip abroad since he returned to Belgium after a four-month stay in
Spain knife attacker was ‘gay and suicidal’
A man shot dead as he tried to attack a Mossos d’Esquadra police station had come out as gay and wanted to commit suicide, a
Knifeman killed in Mossos police attack
A police officer of the Catalonia regional police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, shot dead a man armed with a knife as he tried to attack a police station
