Oriol Junqueras holds press conference from prison
The leader of the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party, Oriol Junqueras, has held a press conference from prison for the first time since his imprisonment in...
People’s Party (PP)
PP candidate: ‘Do you really say yes, yes, yes until the end?’
The People’s Party (PP) candidate in Catalonia, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, sparked a controversy with her comments on sexual consent during a Spanish TV election debate....
Spanish election campaign: ‘political police’, Catalonia & far-right
The campaigns for the 28 April Spanish general election kicked off on Friday morning with several events being held by political groups on Thursday night,...
Sánchez on Catalan referendum or independence: ‘No is no’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that there will be no independence for Catalonia, nor a referendum on the question if his party is...
Catalan Parliament urges Quim Torra to call elections
The Catalan Parliament has passed a motion urging president Quim Torra to ‘face a confidence vote immediately or call a snap election.’ Despite growing criticism...
PP’s spokeswoman to head party in European election
The People’s Party (PP) spokeswoman Dolors Montserrat will head the right-wing party’s candidacy in the European elections. PP head Pablo Casado announced Montserrat’s candidacy on...
Franco’s remains to be exhumed in June
Spain has said that the remains of the late dictator Francisco Franco will be moved from the opulent Valley of the Fallen mausoleum to a state-run pantheon...
Madrid to take ‘monarchy investigation committee’ to court
The Spanish government is to take the Catalan parliament committee formed to investigate the monarchy to the Constitutional Court. The chamber, the seat of which is in Barcelona,...
Madrid train bombings remembered, 15 years on
Monday was the 15th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, the deadliest terror attack in the history of Spain, in which Al Qaeda terrorists attacked...
Barcelona files complaints against ‘feminazi’ bus
Barcelona City Council has filed two complaints against the ultra-conservative catholic Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) association, that could incur fines of up to 61,000 euros. They...
