Spain’s promise to EU allies to spend more on defence faces resistance at home
Spain, NATO’s lowest defence spender relative to its economy, is facing both political and public resistance as it attempts to meet European calls for increased
Ione Belarra
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
Three ministers and five political groups snub Princess Leonor’s allegiance ceremony
Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, formally stepped into the spotlight by swearing allegiance to the Spanish Constitution on her 18th birthday on
Spain’s foreign minister speaks with Israeli ambassador to avoid diplomatic row
Spain said on Tuesday that it ‘would work’ with Israel to maintain good relations after the Israeli Embassy accused some Spanish ministers of siding with
Spanish minister says Israel’s Netanyahu should be investigated for war crimes
Ione Belarra, the leader of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party and the current acting minister of social rights, has called on the acting coalition government to petition
Podemos and 14 other left-wing groups will run in election with Díaz’s Sumar
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after the 23 July general election, announced by surprise last week, have received a potentially important boost
Spain’s new draft ‘family law’ bill to help working parents
The Spanish government has introduced a new draft ‘family law’ bill that aims to help working parents balance the tasks of raising children with their jobs.
Spanish politicians react to results of the Italian elections
A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has won the most votes in Italy’s national elections, looking set to deliver the country’s first
Spain’s beach body positivity campaign used model’s image without asking
UPDATED on Friday 29 July at 12h A British model has said that her image was used in the Spanish Ministry of Equality’s campaign promoting
Spain announces €400 culture voucher ‘birthday gift’ for teenagers turning 18
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced that teenagers who turn 18 during 2022 will receive a €400 culture voucher to spend on anything from
