Focus: why Catalonia is key to the investiture of Pedro Sánchez
Spain’s acting prime minister, the Socialist (PSOE) Pedro Sánchez, will take his bid to reclaim the post to a vote in the Spanish Congress at...
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Teenager in sexual assault case says defendants threatened her with gun
The teenager who was allegedly sexually assaulted in October 2016 in the Catalan city of Manresa, told the Barcelona Regional Court on Monday that the...
Ciudadanos (Cs) party targeted by protestors at Madrid Pride
Top party members of the Ciudadanos (Cs) party, including spokeswoman Inés Arrimadas, needed police to escort them away from Madrid’s Gay Pride on Sunday. The Cs...
Activists stage ‘crime scene’ ahead of Pamplona’s running of the bulls
More than 100 activists marched to the beat of drums towards the Plaza Consistorial in Pamplona on Friday, holding signs proclaiming, ‘Stop the Bloody Bullfights.’...
UN working group calls for release of four more jailed Catalan politicians
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has now called for the ‘immediate’ release of four more Catalan politicians, with some having already...
Focus: the on-going challenge of moving Franco’s remains
Although Franco died over four decades ago, in 1975, the task of trying to manage the legacy of the dictator who ruled Spain for 40 years...
Poll predicts PSOE would increase gains in new election
Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) led by acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez would result as the clear winner in a new general election, a new poll...
Echoes of ‘wolf pack’ case in new gang rape trial
The trial against six men who have been accused of sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old girl in 2016 in Manresa, Catalonia, began on Tuesday, sparking a large protest...
Josep Borrell: from controversy to controversy, to EU’s top diplomat
European leaders have chosen Josep Borrell, Spain’s acting foreign minister, to replace Federica Mogherini as the European Union’s ‘High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...
Thousands protest in Strasbourg about empty MEP seats
Thousands of Catalan independence supporters and sympathisers have taken part in an on-going protest in Strasbourg as the European Parliament held its opening session without three...
