Franco exhumation: Spain passes decree
Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) government passed a decree on Friday allowing the exhumation of the remains of Franco from his vast mausoleum, a decision that divides
Pedro Sánchez
Franco exhumation creates political row
For over 40 years the remains of dictator Francisco Franco have lain in the mausoleum outside Madrid known as the Valley of the Fallen. However,
Migrants storm Morocco-Spain border, police injured
Over 100 African migrants forced their way into the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Wednesday after storming a barbed-wire border fence with Morocco and attacking
Rush to visit Franco’s tomb before remains moved
‘Since they are going to remove Franco, I wanted to see it. It’s morbid curiosity,’ says Antonio Nevado, one of thousands of Spaniards who have
Quim Torra: ‘democracy always defeats terror’
Catalan President Quim Torra praised the official event on Friday in Barcelona honoring the victims of the 17 August terror attacks last year, calling the
Catalonia-Spain divisions in homage to attack victims
A year after a jihadist rampage in Catalonia killed 16 people, Spain paid homage to the victims on Friday without managing to set aside bitter
Spain, Portugal to take in most of Aquarius migrants
Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock
Catalan government offers safe harbour to rescue ship
The Catalan president Quim Torra has offered a safe harbour to the Aquarius, a rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean with 141 migrants on board.
Sánchez and Merkel seek aid for Morocco over migrants
The leaders of Spain and Germany agreed Saturday to push for greater EU help for countries such as Morocco, a major point of departure for
King’s attendance at remembrance sparks controversy
In the aftermath of the Barcelona terror attack last August, a demonstration called to illustrate the city’s determination to overcome fear and hatred turned controversial
