Opinion: three women in Spanish politics – No.1 Ada Colau: agent of change
‘For the past eight years, Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and her council have been attempting to drag the city into the 21st century.’ In the first...
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Spain frees up around 50,000 ‘bad bank’ homes to ease the housing crisis
Spain’s coalition government of the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos group approved a plan on Tuesday to make available around 50,000 homes for rent at...
Yolanda Díaz: ‘I want to be the first female president of my country’
Spain’s popular Labour Minister, Yolanda Díaz, announced on Sunday that she wants to be first female president of Spain, at an official launch of her election...
Sánchez changes tourism and health ministers ahead of Spain’s local elections
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced two changes in his cabinet on Monday morning, ahead of the regional and municipal elections that will be held...
Spain’s far-right Vox group fails in no-confidence vote against government
UPDATED on 22 March 2023: The Spanish Congress dismissed an attempt by the far-right Vox party to topple the government on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly against...
Spanish government and unions hail ‘historic’ pension reform
Spain’s coalition government of the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos group has won the backing of unions to reform the nation’s public pension system, and...
Spain’s coalition parties at loggerheads over amending sexual consent law
The unity of Spain’s first-ever coalition government has faced its toughest test in three years of power this week, with the two ruling parties, the...
Spain approves new laws on menstrual leave, abortion and transgender rights
The Spanish Congress on Thursday finally approved new laws expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers, while making Spain the first country in Europe to...
Spain’s constitutional court finally rejects abortion law challenge, from 13 years ago
Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a challenge lodged more than a decade ago by the right-wing People’s Party (PP) against a law allowing abortions...
Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law
The Spanish government pledged on Tuesday to amend a new sexual consent law that was passed in August last year, since it has since allowed...
