PSOE and ERC meet for 3rd time – one month after election
Negotiations to form a new Spanish government have seen another inconclusive meeting between the Socialists (PSOE) party and the Catalan pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party...
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Greta Thunberg joins climate protestors in Madrid
Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old Swedish climate activist, joined thousands of protestors in Madrid on Friday to demand urgent action on climate change from...
British hiker resuscitated in Catalonia after 6-hour cardiac arrest
A British hiker has been resuscitated in Catalonia after suffering a six hour cardiac arrest, one of the longest ever recorded according to health officials....
NATO’s 70th anniversary overshadowed by rows and ‘brain dead’ strategy
NATO leaders met in different groups in London on Tuesday before having dinner with The Queen at Buckingham Palace in a 70th anniversary show of unity –...
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...
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...
