Ceuta clears El Guano migrant camp ahead of royal visit, as pressure on reception centres persists
Police cleared the El Guano migrant settlement in Ceuta on Sunday, moving around 150 people from the site as the Spanish city continued to struggle...
Pedro Sánchez
Ada Colau ready to lead Spain’s new left alliance if Podemos and other parties join
Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has said she is willing to lead a united left-wing alliance in Spain’s 29 November general election, provided it brings...
Vigils and protests in Madrid after death of housing campaign symbol Maricarmen
Grief and anger brought housing protesters onto Madrid’s streets on Wednesday night after the death of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction helped galvanise...
Spain’s housing crisis prompts general strike on 11 November, ahead of election
Spain’s main trade unions and housing campaign groups have agreed to hold a general strike on Wednesday 11 November, placing the protest over access to...
Sánchez revives housing measures with €10bn loan plan as Spain heads towards election
Spain’s government approved two new housing decrees on Tuesday, restoring measures rejected by Congress last week and adding a €10 billion scheme offering interest-free loans...
Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain as judge lifts arrest warrant after amnesty ruling
Spain’s Supreme Court has lifted the national arrest warrant against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, opening the way for his return from Belgium after the...
PP, Vox and Junts attack Sánchez’s record as Spain heads for November election
Spain’s main right-wing opposition party, the People’s Party (PP), the far-right Vox group and the Catalan pro-independence party Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), have each responded...
Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an early general election for Sunday 29 November, seeking a stronger mandate after the rejection of his government’s...
Spain’s housing protests intensify as tenants’ unions push for general strike
LATEST: Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across Spain on Saturday, demanding action on...
Spain’s housing decrees defeated as pressure grows on Sánchez to call snap election
LATEST: Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November. Spain’s Congress rejected both of the government’s emergency housing decrees on Friday, dealing...
