Spain’s RTVE confirms it will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates
Spain confirmed on Tuesday that it will boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete, according to RTVE, the state broadcaster...
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Dozens of artists skip Barcelona’s Sónar festival in support of Palestinians
Dozens of artists have pulled out of this year’s Sónar electronic music festival taking place from 12-14 June in Barcelona, protesting financial ties between its...
Spanish government scraps €30,000 national bullfighting prize, sparking debate
Spain’s coalition government said on Friday that it would be scrapping a national prize for bullfighting, prompting anger from supporters of the controversial spectacle –...
Spain to scrap ‘golden visas’ that allow wealthy non-EU residents to obtain residency
Spain plans to scrap so-called ‘golden visas’ that allow wealthy people from outside the European Union to obtain residency permits on investing more than €500,000 in...
Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men
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...
EU election TV debate sees candidate walk off
One of the candidates taking part in a TV debate for the EU Parliament elections on the Catalan public TV3 station walked off the set...
Focus: the EU elections and ‘the Catalan question’
‘It’s an internal affair.’ This has been one of the official answers over the past 18 months in Brussels when the EU institutions have been questioned...
