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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 20261412

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 20251574

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 20241984

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 20233513

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 20233820

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 20232257

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 20232038

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 20233209

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 20223306

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...

A first for Europe, Spain seeks to introduce paid menstrual leave

News Desk22nd May 202225th May 2022

22nd May 202225th May 20222825

The Spanish left-leaning coalition government approved a draft bill on Tuesday to reinforce abortion rights and make Spain the first country in Europe to offer...

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