656 municipalities ordered to remove Franco symbols
Spain’s justice ministry has ordered more than 600 municipalities across the country to remove symbols honouring the dictatorship of Francisco Franco which are still on display...
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‘High treason’: the plans for ‘observer’ or ‘mediator’
The Spanish government’s plan to have an observer present in the talks between parties over the Catalan crisis has been heavily criticised by some opposition...
Outrage as prosecutor doubts Catalan judges’ impartiality
A prosecutor in Spain’s National Court has cast doubts over the ‘impartiality’ of Catalan judges to try former Catalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero and...
Spain breaks up jihadi prison recruiting network
Spain has broken up a jihadist group which was trying to radicalise prisoners to carry out attacks when they left jail. Eight inmates were arrested,...
Italian mafia arrests on Costa del Sol
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have broken up a violent branch of Italy’s Camorra crime group, which they believe stole hashish from rival drug traffickers in...
Jailed Catalan leaders demand trial delay
Five of the jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders have requested a delay in the beginning of their trial, currently set for 12 February. The Supreme Court...
ERC party seek amendments to PM’s budget
The future of the Spanish government is uncertain after the Esquerra (ERC) party has ruled out any possibility of backing the general budget for 2019,...
Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader
Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an...
Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American...
Montserrat abbot apologises for monk sexual abuse
The father abbot at the monastery of Montserrat in Catalonia has apologised to the alleged victims of monk Andreu Soler, accused by at least five men...
