Farmers with convoy of 500 tractors stage protest in central Madrid
An estimated 4,000 farmers with a convoy of 500 tractors protested in central Madrid on Wednesday, as part of on-going demonstrations against European Union and...
Pedro Sánchez
The PP retains absolute majority in regional election in Galicia
Spain’s main opposition group, the right-wing People’s Party (PP) successfully retained control of Galicia, a traditional conservative stronghold, in a tight regional election held on...
PP tries to backtrack on whether Feijóo had been willing to pardon Puigdemont
Spain’s main opposition party, the right-wing People’s Party (PP), has denied that any conversations with the Catalan pro-independence party Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) took place regarding a...
Over 1,000 migrants reach the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past 3 days
Over 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said on Monday....
‘Junts per Catalunya’ vote against amnesty bill on grounds it doesn’t go far enough
The Spanish Congress on Tuesday rejected a controversial amnesty law after the Catalan pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), who had demanded it, finally voted...
Judges extend probes into Puigdemont’s alleged ‘Kremlin ties’ and ‘Tsunami terrorism’
On the eve of a key vote in the Spanish Congress on a controversial amnesty law for Catalan activists and politicians involved in a failed...
Spanish government tweaks terrorism clauses in draft amnesty law
Spain’s ruling PSOE socialists and Catalan pro-independence parties reached a deal on Tuesday to amend a planned amnesty law that was pledged by Prime Minister Pedro...
Spain amends Constitution, replacing ‘handicapped’ term with ‘persons with a disability’
The Spanish Congress voted on Thursday to amend the country’s Constitution for the third time in its history, replacing the term ‘handicapped’ with ‘persons with...
Spying dossier on Catalan president Pere Aragonès to be ‘partially declassified’
The Spanish cabinet has approved the ‘partial declassification’ of surveillance documentation concerning Catalan president Pere Aragonès [pictured with Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez], during 2020 when...
Spain to increase minimum wage by 5%, to €1,134 gross, over 14 payments
The Spanish government has reached an agreement with the country’s unions to raise the minimum wage in 2024 by 5%, representing €54 per month over...
