Former Spanish economy minister & ex-IMF chief Rato gets 4 year jail term for tax crimes
A Madrid court has sentenced the former Spanish economy minister and ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money...
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Spain’s Navantia steps in to buy Titanic builder, Harland and Wolff
The future of the Northern Ireland-based shipbuilder, Harland and Wolff, which famously built the Titanic, appears to have been safeguarded after the Spanish state-owned business...
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish PM, denies wrongdoing in graft investigation hearing
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, denied any wrongdoing in a court testimony on Wednesday, in an investigation into alleged corruption, one...
Spanish government targets Airbnb for listing ‘apartments without tourist licences’
The Spanish government opened an investigation on Wednesday into holiday rental platform Airbnb for allegedly failing to take down adverts for thousands of apartments that...
Google Street View image helps to resolve Spanish murder mystery
A Google Street View image showing a man in Spain loading a large white plastic bag into the trunk of his car has contributed to...
Tourist apartment owners in Barcelona claim over €4bn for closure plan
The owners of tourist apartments in Barcelona are demanding more than €4.2 billion in compensation over plans to scrap such accommodation by the end of...
Spain’s crisis-hit football federation elects new president – but his term could be short-lived
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) elected Rafael Louzán (main image) as its new president on Monday, as it tries to move on from more than...
Marisa Paredes, Spanish actor and Almodóvar favourite, dies aged 78
Marisa Paredes, an acclaimed Spanish actor who achieved international fame by starring in many films by director Pedro Almodóvar, has died at the age of...
Founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in accident, aged 71
Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, has died after suffering an accident, the company said on Saturday. He was 71. ‘It is...
Former Spanish transport minister denies corruption allegations in court
Spain’s former socialist (PSOE) Transport Minister, José Luis Ábalos, denied graft allegations on Thursday when questioned in court by a judge investigating a case that...
