Supreme Court orders trial of Catalan leaders
Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered 18 former Catalan leaders to stand trial over their role in last year’s declaration of independence. The trial is
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Spain’s Justice Minister facing calls to resign
Spain’s Justice Minister, Dolores Delgado, faced calls to resign on Tuesday after audio recordings emerged of her having lunch nearly a decade ago with a
Sánchez: Franco mausoleum cannot be ‘place of reconciliation’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has ruled out transforming dictator Francisco Franco‘s controversial mausoleum into a place of reconciliation, going against suggestions by an expert commission
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
Puigdemont asks Sánchez for ‘specific proposals’
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont says that Pedro Sánchez becoming the Spanish Prime Minister is a new ‘opportunity’ for dialogue between the Catalan and Spanish
Franco’s family to ‘take care’ of remains
The family of Francisco Franco will take possession of his remains after they are exhumed, one of his grandchildren was reported as saying on Saturday.
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
Franco exhumation creates political row
For over 40 years the remains of dictator Francisco Franco have lain in the mausoleum outside Madrid known as the Valley of the Fallen. However,
PP leader demands ‘unity of Spain’ guarantee
The new leader of the People’s Party (PP), Pablo Casado, has called on the Spanish Prime Minister to ‘guarantee the unity of Spain.’ The Catalan
Socialists soar in polls after coming to power
The Socialists (PSOE) would be the most voted party in Spain if there was a new election, thus benefiting from the election of its leader
