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Spain’s Supreme Court provisionally restricts voting rights for some descendants granted nationality under ‘grandchildren’s law’

News Desk11th September 202614th September 2026

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Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered a temporary suspension of electoral registration for certain people who obtained Spanish nationality under the Democratic Memory Law, commonly known...

Spain’s interior minister faces calls to resign over secret dossier profiling journalists

News Desk9th September 202614th September 2026

9th September 202614th September 2026550

Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska (main image) is facing mounting criticism over a confidential dossier compiled by his ministry that classified hundreds of journalists, commentators...

Ceuta police clear migrants from Trampolín beach and move them to temporary shelters

News Desk20th August 202624th August 2026

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Spanish police have cleared migrants who had been sleeping rough around Trampolín beach and Loma Colmenar in Ceuta, transferring them to temporary reception facilities established...

Thousands remain in Ceuta as Spain moves to expand emergency accommodation

News Desk18th August 202620th August 2026

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Spain is to open four temporary accommodation facilities in Ceuta with space for 1,500 migrants, as authorities attempt to ease pressure on the North African...

Spain to commence mass regularisation of undocumented migrants

News Desk14th April 202621st April 2026

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Spain’s left-leaning coalition government is set to approve a decree on Tuesday that could regularise around 500,000 undocumented migrants, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced,...

Spain to grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants

News Desk27th January 20263rd February 2026

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Spain’s left-leaning coalition government was set to approve a decree on Tuesday that will grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants, according to Elma...

Spanish government backtracks on highly criticised self-employment contributions overhaul

News Desk21st October 202527th October 2025

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After a backlash from employers, trade unions and several parliamentary groups, Spain’s Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz (main image), has bowed...

Spanish government orders town in Murcia to reverse its ban on Muslim festivities in sports venues

News Desk11th August 202519th August 2025

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Spain’s central government has ordered the town of Jumilla in the Murcia region to reverse its newly introduced ban on holding religious celebrations in municipal...

Outrage after town in Murcia region bans Muslim festivals in public venues

News Desk9th August 202511th August 2025

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A town in southeastern Spain has barred Muslim festivities from taking place in public venues, describing the move as a defence ‘against foreign customs’. It...

Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men

News Desk20th November 202329th November 2023

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Recently re-elected socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his new Spanish cabinet on Monday, and which excludes any ministerial posts for members of his previous...

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