Mariano Rajoy to testify on 26 Feb in Catalan trial
Spain’s former prime minister Mariano Rajoy, who was in power when Catalonia’s executive tried to secede in 2017, will testify in the high-profile trial of
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Catalan Trial week 2: what to expect
The trial of the Catalan pro-independence leaders enters its second week on Tuesday. After the preliminary questions and the testimonies of two of the prosecuted
Gibraltar accuses Spanish warship of ‘childish behaviour’
Gibraltar has accused Madrid of ‘childish behaviour’ after a Spanish warship ordered commercial vessels to move from British-controlled waters near the tiny territory. It is
Taiwan protests Spain deportations to China
Taiwan has hit out at Spain after two Taiwanese fraud suspects were deported to China despite objections from the government in Taipei and human rights groups. Returning
Spanish victims of church sex abuse speak out
A trickle of accusations of sexual abuse against priests in schools and seminaries is starting to erode the wall of silence in Catholic Spain, whose
Hundreds of thousands march against Catalan trial
Over 200,000 people marched through Barcelona today against the high-profile trial of Catalan independence leaders that started this week, according to Barcelona’s Guàrdia Urbana police.
Franco Foundation to appeal dictator’s exhumation
The Spanish government, which has pledged to exhume Francisco Franco from his opulent mausoleum, on Friday gave the late dictator‘s family two weeks to decide
Chinese protest against ‘racist BBVA’ in Madrid
Hundreds of Chinese citizens staged a rare protest today at an office of Spain’s BBVA bank in Madrid, angrily denouncing that their personal accounts had
EU cancels Puigdemont event citing ‘security threats’
The European Parliament has cancelled an event that was to be attended by former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, as well as the current president, Quim Torra,
Pedro Sánchez calls general election for 28 April
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a general election for 28 April – the third in less than four years, after his draft budget was
