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Feijóo leaves door open to governing with Vox and sets out plans to revisit abortion and euthanasia laws

News Desk23rd October 202628th October 2026

23rd October 202628th October 20261625

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP), has refused to rule out bringing the far-right Vox party into a future...

Spain joins Europe-wide Women’s Day rallies calling for equality, an end to gender violence and wars

News Desk8th March 202611th March 2026

8th March 202611th March 20262072

Protesters across Europe took to the streets on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day, holding marches and rallies calling for an end to gender inequality,...

Spanish government proposes including the right to abortion in the constitution

News Desk3rd October 20259th October 2025

3rd October 20259th October 20252216

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Friday that it will seek to enshrine abortion rights in the Spanish Constitution, following uproar over a controversial decision...

Spain’s Sumar group aims to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution

News Desk6th March 202412th March 2024

6th March 202412th March 20242369

Spain’s left-wing alliance Sumar party, the junior partner of Pedro Sánchez’s socialist (PSOE) led coalition government, said on Wednesday that they want to anchor the...

Spain’s far-right Vox seek to make gains in 28 May local and regional elections

News Desk19th May 202329th May 2023

19th May 202329th May 20233843

Spain’s third largest political group in the national parliament, the far-right Vox party, is looking to make gains in the local and regional elections due to...

Spain approves new laws on menstrual leave, abortion and transgender rights

News Desk19th February 202322nd February 2023

19th February 202322nd February 20234497

The Spanish Congress on Thursday finally approved new laws expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers, while making Spain the first country in Europe to...

Spain’s constitutional court finally rejects abortion law challenge, from 13 years ago

News Desk10th February 202316th February 2023

10th February 202316th February 20232565

Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a challenge lodged more than a decade ago by the right-wing People’s Party (PP) against a law allowing abortions...

Political fallout in Castilla y León over far-right’s anti-abortion rules

News Desk17th January 202323rd January 2023

17th January 202323rd January 20232341

There’s been a political fallout in the region of Castilla y León following the anti-abortion protocols announced last week by the regional vice-president of the...

Spain’s far-right introduce anti-abortion measures in Castilla y León

News Desk13th January 202317th January 2023

13th January 202317th January 20233662

A regional government’s move to restrict abortion rights in a large part of central Spain reignited debate on Friday on the issue, and in the...

Spain votes in favour of paid ‘menstrual leave’ – the first EU country to do so

News Desk16th December 202227th December 2022

16th December 202227th December 20223722

The Spanish Congress on Thursday voted through a bill granting paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European...

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