Talks to form government to resume at end of August
In his efforts to find support for his bid to officially become reinstated as Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez has said on a number of...
Esquerra Republicana (ERC)
PSOE on PP’s request for new candidate: ‘fantasy, insulting, delirium’
The acting Spanish government of the Socialist PSOE party has described calls from the right-wing People’s Party (PP) to nominate a new candidate for prime minister...
Barcelona City Council seeks inquiry into terrorist attacks
Barcelona City Council has voted in favour of a motion demanding that the Spanish Congress sets up a committee of inquiry into the August 2017...
Junqueras MEP immunity hearing set for 14 Oct
A hearing has been set for 14 October by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to determine whether or not Oriol Junqueras has...
PSOE-Podemos coalition talks have failed, claim reports
With less than three hours to go before the second vote in the Spanish Congress on acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez‘s bid to be reinstated...
Sánchez’s bid to be reinstated as PM defeated in first round voting
Spanish acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s bid to be reinstated in the role was defeated in the first round of votes in Spain’s Congress on...
As investiture debate continues, coalition still uncertain
The main pro-independence party in the Spanish Congress, the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, extended its hand to Pedro Sánchez during the parliamentary debate to name him as...
Pedro Sánchez gives 2 hour statement to open investiture debate
Acting Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez began his first attempt on Monday at noon to persuade the Spanish Congress to support his bid to continue...
The key points in Pedro Sánchez investiture debate
From Monday to Thursday, Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez will try to win the support of the Spanish Congress to remain in power for a...
Ursula von der Leyen ‘uncomfortable’ when asked about missing Catalan MEPs
The next president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, does not consider the situation of jailed and exiled Catalan leaders who have been...
