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Madrid’s refusal to loan Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ to Bilbao fuels political tensions

News Desk7th April 20269th April 2026

7th April 20269th April 2026856

A growing political and cultural dispute has erupted in Spain over whether Pablo Picasso’s iconic anti-war painting Guernica should be temporarily moved from Madrid to...

Spain’s main opposition party, the PP, open to working with far-right Vox if elected

News Desk30th December 20255th January 2026

30th December 20255th January 20261032

Spain’s right-wing opposition leader said on Monday that he would be willing to reach occasional agreements with the far-right Vox party to secure parliamentary backing...

Plans to extend Bilbao Guggenheim near to protected nature reserve dropped

News Desk22nd December 202529th December 2025

22nd December 202529th December 2025814

Plans to expand the Guggenheim Museum from the northern Spanish city of Bilbao into a nearby protected nature reserve have been abandoned following sustained opposition...

EU rights court rules France must compensate jailed ETA terrorist for poor medical care

News Desk4th December 20258th December 2025

4th December 20258th December 20251010

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that France must compensate a former military chief of the ETA terrorist group €10,000 for...

11th stage of Spain’s ‘La Vuelta’ cut short due to pro-Palestinian protesters

News Desk4th September 20258th September 2025

4th September 20258th September 20254809

The 11th stage of Spain’s La Vuelta cycling race ended abruptly on Wednesday without an official winner, after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the finish in Bilbao...

EU postpones vote on official status of Catalan, Basque & Galician languages

News Desk27th May 20252nd June 2025

27th May 20252nd June 20252477

EU member states on Tuesday postponed a vote on the official status of Catalan, Basque and Galician being recognised as official languages of the European...

Basque elections: PNV survives rise of EH Bildu, and retains absolute majority with PSE-EE

News Desk22nd April 202427th April 2024

22nd April 202427th April 20245698

The separatist left-wing coalition EH Bildu celebrated a historic result in the Basque Country’s regional elections on Sunday, but it won’t be enough for them...

Five dead, three missing as ‘storm Dana’ brings torrential rain across Spain

News Desk4th September 202311th September 2023

4th September 202311th September 202315127

#UPDATED on 6 Sept 2023 at 9am The death toll from the heavy rains that lashed Spain on Sunday have increased to five as emergency...

Political storm as 44 convicted ETA members to run in Basque elections

News Desk11th May 202319th May 2023

11th May 202319th May 20235766

A political storm has broken out after EH Bildu, a Basque nationalist party, presented its candidate lists for the forthcoming local and regional elections that...

Words on 2,100-year-old bronze hand may rewrite history of Basque language

News Desk17th November 202221st November 2022

17th November 202221st November 20225356

The discovery of five words inscribed on a 2,100-year-old bronze hand that archaeologists unearthed last year may help rewrite the history of the Basque language,...

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