Police van torched in Barcelona as protests resume against rapper’s jailing
A police van was torched and looting broke out on Saturday night in Barcelona, as police and protestors clashed in new demonstrations against the jailing of
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Rapper Pablo Hasél detained by police, after barricading himself in at Lleida University
#UPDATED – 16 Feb The Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra) have now detained the rapper Pablo Hasél, who had been asked to turn himself in to serve
Pro-independence groups sign a pact to not govern with Catalan Socialists (PSC)
All the Catalan pro-independence groups participating in the elections to be held in Catalonia this Sunday 14 February have signed an agreement to not form a government with the Catalan
Spanish government secures 2021 Budget with ample majority
Spain’s left-leaning PSOE–Podemos coalition government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez secured passing its first budget in the Spanish Congress on Thursday, with 54% of the votes
Madrid inaugurates new hospital, amid controversy and protests
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (28 Dec) Also read: Restrictions in Spain for Christmas and New Year period The Madrid region has inaugurated a brand new hospital,
‘Ley Celaá’ – the key points of the new education law passed in Congress
In what is set to be Spain’s eighth educational law in just over four decades of democracy, the LOMLOE (‘Organic Law of Modification of the
Far-right Vox party fails to get any other MPs to support no-confidence vote
After a two day debate, the Spanish Congress rejected a no-confidence motion brought by the far-right Vox party against the left-wing (PSOE–Podemos) coalition government led by prime
Madrid in partial lockdown, with regional government under spotlight
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (20 Oct) As the Madrid region imposed partial lockdown measures on nearly one million citizens on Friday, in a further
Sánchez seeks ‘unity’ for Spain’s recovery plan – yet PP refuse alongside ‘radicals’
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (28 Sept) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for ‘unity of action’ and an end to ‘party squabbling’ as a battle front
Barcelona City Council withdraws top honour from Juan Carlos I
Barcelona City Council has voted to withdraw the Gold Medal top honour that was awarded to Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I back in 1992, the year of
