Supreme Court provisionally suspends Franco’s exhumation
Spain’s Supreme Court has unanimously decided to provisionally suspend the exhumation of the remains of the dictator Francisco Franco, which was to be carried out...
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Sánchez unlikely to form government until June
With Spain due to return to the polls on 26 May for the regional, local and European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will be in no...
Spain still divided after 80th anniversary of end of civil war
Spain has marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the 1936-39 civil war, after which began the dictatorship of Franco, with the country still divided...
Franco’s remains to be exhumed in June
Spain has said that the remains of the late dictator Francisco Franco will be moved from the opulent Valley of the Fallen mausoleum to a state-run pantheon...
Felipe VI inflammable statue sparks art fair row
Want to burn a statue of Spain’s King Felipe VI? For 200,000 euros, it’s a deal – a contractual obligation, even – at Madrid’s ARCO contemporary...
Sánchez to visit France to pay tribute to civil war exiles
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to travel to France this weekend to pay tribute to the 450,000 Spaniards who sought refuge there at the...
Franco Foundation to appeal dictator’s exhumation
The Spanish government, which has pledged to exhume Francisco Franco from his opulent mausoleum, on Friday gave the late dictator‘s family two weeks to decide...
Trial focus: Spanish judiciary also on defensive
As 12 Catalan independence leaders prepare to go on trial in Madrid, Spain has been forced to defend the independence and impartiality of its courts....
656 municipalities ordered to remove Franco symbols
Spain’s justice ministry has ordered more than 600 municipalities across the country to remove symbols honouring the dictatorship of Francisco Franco which are still on display...
Franco mausoleum’s prior vetoes exhumation
The prior of the mausoleum where Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco is buried has rejected any exhumation of his remains, the Spanish government said on...
