Spain’s citizenship law for descendants abroad ignites election row
A law designed to grant Spanish citizenship to descendants of expatriates has become the centre of an increasingly bitter political dispute, with right-wing opposition parties...
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Spain granted citizenship to 300,000 foreigners in 2025 – highest annual figure since records began
Nearly 300,000 foreign nationals acquired Spanish citizenship in 2025, marking the highest annual figure since official records began more than a decade ago, according to...
Judge delays Zapatero’s Plus Ultra testimony as police seize jewellery and luxury watches from safe
Spain’s High Court judge José Luis Calama has agreed to postpone former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s first appearance as a formal suspect in...
Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...
Spain to commence mass regularisation of undocumented migrants
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government is set to approve a decree on Tuesday that could regularise around 500,000 undocumented migrants, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced,...
Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in the conquest of the Americas
Spain’s King Felipe VI on Monday acknowledged that the country’s conquest of the Americas involved ‘much abuse’ and ‘ethical controversies’, in remarks seen as a...
Spain welcomes EU green light for Mercosur pact after decades of talks, as France fails to block accord
The European Union on Friday finally cleared a long-stalled trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, backing a pact strongly supported by business groups...
Political reactions from Spain following United States’ air strikes on Venezuela
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the Spanish government is carrying out ‘close and comprehensive monitoring’ of developments in Venezuela, following the United...
22 arrests as Guardia Civil seize over €6.5m in cash from drug smugglers
Spain’s Guardia Civil, working in conjunction with Europol, have seized more than €6.5 million in cash and arrested 22 suspects after dismantling a Barcelona-based international cocaine...
Spanish PM hails ‘historic’ trade deal between EU & Mercosur bloc
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the conclusion of a controversial free-trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc, calling it...
