Court orders demolition of Extremadura’s ‘rural Marbella’ luxury resort
A luxury resort on an island in a reservoir near Cáceres in the Extramadura region, known locally as ‘rural Marbella’, is to be demolished to
Jose Maria Aznar
Spain hosts event for European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism
On Thursday, Spain hosted an event to mark European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism, also coinciding with the 17th anniversary of the train bombings
Rodrigo Rato, former head of IMF, acquitted in Bankia trial
The former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Rodrigo Rato – who was also a People’s Party (PP) finance minister and a deputy prime minister in Spain
Madrid train bombings remembered, 15 years on
Monday was the 15th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, the deadliest terror attack in the history of Spain, in which Al Qaeda terrorists attacked
PP leader pledges to ‘bring order’ to Catalonia
Pablo Casado, leader of Spain’s People’s Party (PP), harshly criticised the Catalan pro-independence movement during his party’s annual convention, and pledged to ‘bring order’ to Catalonia. ‘We
Calls for national unity on ‘Constitution Day’
‘Our democracy is firm and consolidated,’ Spain’s King Felipe VI stated during his address on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution.
Rodrigo Rato starts jail term in Spain
Rodrigo Rato, Spain’s former deputy prime minister and ex-head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), entered jail on Thursday in Madrid, after being sentenced to four
Court confirms jail term for Rodrigo Rato
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato‘s jail sentence of four years and six months for misusing funds in a case
