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Coronavirus in Spain update – 47 dead, 2128 infected (11 March)

News Desk11th March 202021st March 2020

by News Desk11th March 202021st March 202003513

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared Coronavirus (Covid-19) as ‘a pandemic’ on Wednesday evening, adding that he was ‘deeply concerned’ by

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Coronavirus in Spain update – 10 March

News Desk10th March 202015th March 2020

by News Desk10th March 202015th March 202002183

With the whole of Italy in lockdown over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic on Tuesday, Spain has now banned all flights arriving from Italy at least until 25

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Far-right Vox seeks to make independence parties illegal

News Desk21st January 202029th January 2020

by News Desk21st January 202029th January 20200349

Spain’s far-right Vox party has submitted a draft bill to the Spanish Congress to amend the law on political parties, with the objective of making pro-independence

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Police start to clear AP-7, as protestors call to block Basque border route

News Desk12th November 201918th November 2019

by News Desk12th November 201918th November 20190292

Early on Tuesday morning, French police used pepper spray to start removing protestors who had been blocking the AP-7 motorway at the French border, after the

Basque Country Opinion Spotlight

Opinion: Will the Basques be next?

Ben Wray9th November 201910th November 2019

by Ben Wray9th November 201910th November 201901745

Ask Basques about whether they were shocked by the scale of the police brutality and judicial repression of the Catalan independence movement in recent weeks,

Basque Country Food & Drink Spotlight

The 13 Spanish restaurants ranked in the World’s Best 120: ‘Azurmendi’ (No.14)

Ben Norman31st July 201931st July 2019

by Ben Norman31st July 201931st July 201901006

Following on from our first article about The World’s 50 Best, an organisation that ranks restaurants around the world, we now focus on Azurmendi in the Basque Country. Seven restaurants in

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The 13 Spanish restaurants ranked in the World’s Best 120: ‘Mugaritz’ (No.7)

Ben Norman22nd July 201931st July 2019

by Ben Norman22nd July 201931st July 201901282

Following on from our first article about The World’s 50 Best, an organisation that ranks restaurants around the world, we now focus on Mugaritz in the Basque Country.

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The 13 Spanish restaurants ranked in the World’s Best 120: ‘Asador Etxebarri’ (No.3)

Ben Norman26th June 201931st July 2019

by Ben Norman26th June 201931st July 201902632

There are seven restaurants in Spain that have made it into the World’s 50 Best – and a further six Spanish restaurants ranked between 51-120. Out of

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Ex-leader of ETA arrested in France

News Desk17th May 201921st May 2019

by News Desk17th May 201921st May 20190312

The former leader of the Basque terrorist group ETA was arrested in France on Thursday, after more than 16 years on the run. José Antonio

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Amnesty calls on Spain to release migrant rescue ships

Newsdesk / ACN19th March 201925th March 2019

by Newsdesk / ACN19th March 201925th March 20190446

Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government to take steps to allow two vessels confined to the ports of Barcelona and Pasaia (in the Basque

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