Billionaire gets 18 months and €52m fine for smuggling Picasso painting out of Spain
Jaime Botín, Spanish billionaire and former top banker of the Santander dynasty, was sentenced to 18 months in jail and a 52.4m euro fine on
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Amid controversy, Dolores Delgado set to become Attorney General
The Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), a constitutional council that oversees the Spanish judiciary, has backed the nomination of the former socialist (PSOE) justice
Jordi Cuixart leaves prison on 48 hour leave
Jordi Cuixart, the jailed Catalan activist and head of the civil society Òmnium Cultural group, left prison on Thursday evening after being granted 48 hours leave, as
EU Parliament to consider immunity status for Puigdemont, Comín
The European Parliament has now officially received the petition from the Spanish Supreme Court to waive the immunity as MEPs of the Catalan pro-independence leaders Carles
The ‘Jordis’ granted permission for 48 hours prison leave
The jailed Catalan activists, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, have been granted 48 hours leave from prison, after the Catalan government’s justice department authorised their leave,
Huge explosion at chemical plant in Tarragona
Three people died following the huge explosion and fire that took place at the chemical factory of IQOXE (Industrias Químicas del Óxido de Etileno) in Tarragona
The new Spanish coalition cabinet gets to work
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, officially re-elected on Tuesday 7 January, presided over his first new coalition cabinet meeting in Madrid on Tuesday, together with his
Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín debut as MEPs
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his former minister Toni Comín made their debut as MEPs in the European Parliament on Monday, just over seven months after winning
Pedro Sánchez names his cabinet: four deputy PMs and 18 other ministers
Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, officially re-elected on Tuesday 7 January, announced his full new coalition cabinet on Sunday, which includes left-wing Podemos head
Electoral board declares Catalan president’s MP seat vacant
Catalan president Quim Torra has had his seat in the Catalan Parliament declared vacant by the provincial electoral board of Barcelona. It followed Friday’s decision