Spanish jobless figure drops to 3.2m
Spanish jobless queues were shorter in 2018, even for the worst-affected youth, though the country still counts 3.2 million people as unemployed, the labour ministry
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Migrant deaths in Mediterranean fall by over a quarter
The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous
Franco mausoleum’s prior vetoes exhumation
The prior of the mausoleum where Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco is buried has rejected any exhumation of his remains, the Spanish government said on
Catalan Youth Orchestra celebrates 25th anniversary
The Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya (JONC), or Catalan Youth Orchestra, marks its 25th anniversary with a fundraising concert on 4 January at Barcelona’s L’Auditori
Poll: far-right Vox would win 43-45 seats
Spain’s far-right party Vox would enter parliament with 43-45 seats if an election was held today, giving all parties on the right an absolute overall
Opposition calls for 155, Torra a ‘public danger’
The two main opposition parties in Spain, the People’s Party (PP) and Ciudadanos (Cs), insist Catalonia must be stripped of its self-government again. Both parties
Quim Torra urges ‘credible, honest and bold dialogue’
The president of the Catalan government, Quim Torra, urged the Spanish government to start ‘credible, honest and bold dialogue’ with Catalonia in order to find a
Catalonia to exit regional liquidity fund in 2019
Catalonia will exit the Regional Liquidity Fund (FLA) in January 2019, according to the Catalan government’s vice president and economy minister, Pere Aragonès. The fund
Court investigates Catalan public media over referendum
A court investigating the Catalan referendum of 1 October 2017 has summoned the directors of Catalan public media. The head of the Catalan public television
Ryanair cabin crew in Spain threaten January strike
Unions for Ryanair’s 1,800 cabin crew in Spain threatened Friday to strike in January unless the Irish low-cost airline agrees to improve work and pay