Court confirms jail term for Rodrigo Rato
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato‘s jail sentence of four years and six months for misusing funds in a case...
People’s Party (PP)
Belgium: no extradition of Spanish rapper
A Belgian court on Monday rejected an extradition request for a Spanish rapper, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for allegedly praising terrorism...
Pedro Sánchez fights plagiarism allegation
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez angrily fought back Thursday against allegations that he plagiarised his doctoral thesis, in the same week his health minister resigned...
Spain approves exhumation of Franco
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a decree by the Socialist government authorising the exhumation of late dictator Francisco Franco from a vast mausoleum near Madrid....
La Diada begins with traditional flower tributes
La Diada, Catalonia’s National Day began this morning with the traditional floral tributes at the Rafael Casanova monument in Barcelona. The Catalan government, headed by...
Cameraman attacked at rally against yellow ribbons
Three individuals at a protest in support of the removal of yellow ribbons attacked a cameraman for Spanish public broadcaster TeleMadrid, mistakenly identifying the channel...
Sánchez: defence of judge is a ‘state matter’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has come out in defence of Pablo Llarena, the Supreme Court judge summoned to appear in a Belgian court as...
Spain hires lawyer for judge Llarena sued in Belgium
The Spanish government has taken the first steps to hire a Belgian firm of lawyers in order to ‘defend Spain’s interests’ in the judicial process...
Controversy over alleged attack for removing yellow ribbons
Yellow ribbons and bows showing support for the jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders are once more hitting the headlines and have become the focus of a political...
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...
