New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule
Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on...
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A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president
The leader of the Catalan Socialist (PSC) party, Salvador Illa, was finally elected as Catalan president on Thursday evening, after an eventful day in and around the...
Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has announced that he is taking his ‘return journey from exile’ in order to attend the investiture debate taking place...
Pro-independence ERC party backs socialists to form government in Catalonia
The Catalan pro-independence party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) agreed on Friday to support efforts by Spain’s socialists (PSOE) – and specifically the Catalan Socialists (PSC) –...
Sánchez invokes his right not to testify in wife’s corruption probe, and files complaint against judge
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez invoked his right not to testify before a judge who went to his official residence in Madrid, Moncloa, for a scheduled...
Pedro Sánchez to testify in corruption inquiry against his wife on 30 July
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to testify on 30 July in a preliminary corruption inquiry into his wife Begoña Gómez’s business ties, a Madrid...
Spanish PM’s wife, Begoña Gómez, declines to testify in corruption case
Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, appeared before a judge in Madrid on Friday, yet declined to answer questions about corruption...
Spanish team sing ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ during Euro 2024 celebrations in Madrid
Tens of thousands of fans in Madrid welcomed Spain’s national football team back from Germany on Monday, triumphant after beating England in the Euro 2024...
Spain’s Supreme Court drops Puigdemont ‘terrorism’ probe due to ‘procedural error’
Spanish Supreme Court judge Susana Polo has closed a ‘terrorism’ investigation into the Catalan pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium in 2017 to avoid prosecution...
Sánchez hails France’s ‘rejection of far right’ – and Labour’s victory in the UK
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed France’s ‘rejection of the far right’ after a left-wing coalition was projected to form the largest group in...
