France focus: ‘yellow vests’ – what’s next?
Anti-government protests which have rocked France over the past month eased notably over the weekend, after the government offered a range of concessions to ease
Podemos
Far-right win rocks Spanish politics
The first success of a far-right party in a regional election since Spain’s return to democracy in 1975 has shaken national politics ahead a busy
Who will govern with who in Andalusia?
A far-right party, Vox, won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of
Catalonia: the ‘electoral weapon’ in Andalusia
Unemployment, corruption and the rise of the far-right. These are some of the main topics in the Andalusian election campaign … along with the Catalan
Spain’s Foreign Minister fined €30k over share sale
Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has been fined €30,000 by the securities regulator (CNMV) for taking advantage of private information from a company to order
Juan Carlos criticised for meeting Saudi crown prince
Former Spanish King Juan Carlos was under fire Monday after a photo emerged of him meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who has been
Leaked chats hint to ‘control’ of court trial
According to leaked chats from Spain’s People’s Party (PP) spokesman in the Spanish Senate, the party could ‘control from the behind the scenes’ the trial prosecuting
Prosecutor to propose sentences for jailed leaders
The Spanish Public Prosecutor will make public this week their proposed sentences for the 18 Catalan leaders, prosecuted over the 2017 independence push ahead of
Spain PM defends selling arms to Saudi
Spain’s Socialist prime minister defended Wednesday arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia despite an outcry over the murder of a Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it
Podemos leader Iglesias to visit Junqueras in prison
The head of Spain’s leftwing Podemos party, Pablo Iglesias, has said he will visit the former Catalan vice president, Oriol Junqueras, in prison on Friday
