Spanish Congress votes to extend ‘state of alarm’ until 7 June
The Spanish Congress has voted to extend the current ‘state of alarm’ in Spain until 7 June. There were 177 votes in favour, 162 against,...
Ciudadanos (Cs)
Coronavirus in Spain full update (17 May)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (31 May) ALSO READ: Lifting of lockdown in Spain – full details of all phases, regions & provinces, plus what...
Opinion: London, Madrid, Covid-19 and populism
Right-wing populists in London and Madrid are at last getting a much-deserved kicking. There have been some intriguing parallels and divergencies between Spain and the...
Coronavirus in Spain full update (6 May)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (21 May) ALSO READ: Lifting of lockdown in Spain – full details of all phases, regions & provinces, plus what...
Pedro Sánchez seeks cross-party ‘Moncloa Pact’ for recovery programme
Click here for today’s full report: Coronavirus in Spain (4 May) ALSO READ: Lifting of lockdown in Spain – full details of all phases Please...
Coronavirus in Spain full update (9 April)
Final update to this report at 20.30h on Thursday 9 April: The Spanish Congress has voted in favour of extending the current ‘state of alarm’...
Pedro Sánchez and Quim Torra face ‘long talks process’
Newly elected Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez met with the Catalan president Quim Torra in Barcelona on Thursday, the first time they have held any official talks since December...
Six of the jailed Catalan leaders attend Parliament hearing
Six of the nine Catalan leaders who were sentenced to jail by the Spanish Supreme Court for their roles in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum,...
Catalan president refuses to step down, despite court confirming suspension
Quim Torra, the Catalan president, has refused to step down from his post, despite the Spanish Supreme Court confirming the Spanish Electoral Authority (JEC)’s decision to suspend him as...
Far-right Vox seeks to make independence parties illegal
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...
