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Financial affairs of former king will not be investigated by Spanish Congress

News Desk17th March 20203rd August 2021

17th March 20203rd August 20213430

Following news that Spain’s King Felipe VI will renounce the inheritance that personally corresponds to him from his father Juan Carlos I, after last week’s reports that the...

Coronavirus in Spain update – 4 Catalan towns in lockdown (12 March)

News Desk12th March 202021st March 2020

12th March 202021st March 20207759

Following a special cabinet meeting to discuss a Coronavirus (Covid-19) emergency plan on Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez then announced via video conference that his...

Coronavirus in Spain update – 47 dead, 2128 infected (11 March)

News Desk11th March 202021st March 2020

11th March 202021st March 20207969

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared Coronavirus (Covid-19) as ‘a pandemic’ on Wednesday evening, adding that he was ‘deeply concerned’ by...

Coronavirus in Spain update – 10 March

News Desk10th March 20204th March 2021

10th March 20204th March 20216248

With the whole of Italy in lockdown over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic on Tuesday, Spain has now banned all flights arriving from Italy at least until 25...

Spain’s former king, his mistress, and the $100m Swiss bank account

News Desk8th March 20203rd August 2021

8th March 20203rd August 202114655

Public prosecutors in Switzerland are currently investigating a $100m bank account that was held by Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I in Geneva, according to a...

Talks commence between Spanish and Catalan governments

News Desk27th February 202015th September 2021

27th February 202015th September 20213742

The first round of the ‘bilateral negotiation table’ talks between the Spanish and Catalan governments kicked off in Madrid on Wednesday, with the overall objective to...

Pedro Sánchez calls for ‘dialogue’ and ‘agreement’ over Catalonia

News Desk16th February 202022nd February 2020

16th February 202022nd February 20202674

In the Spanish Congress on Wednesday, prime minister Pedro Sánchez reiterated his call for ‘dialogue’ in search of an ‘agreement’ with Catalonia, and asked opposition...

Spanish government will seek to reform definition of ‘sedition’ in criminal code

News Desk25th January 202026th January 2020

25th January 202026th January 20203627

The new Spanish coalition government said this week that it is open to modifying the crime of sedition, and intends to include it among other proposed...

Far-right Vox seeks to make independence parties illegal

News Desk21st January 202029th January 2020

21st January 202029th January 20204519

Spain’s far-right Vox party has submitted a draft bill to the Spanish Congress to amend the law on political parties, with the objective of making pro-independence...

Amid controversy, Dolores Delgado set to become Attorney General

News Desk17th January 202025th January 2020

17th January 202025th January 20203220

The Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), a constitutional council that oversees the Spanish judiciary, has backed the nomination of the former socialist (PSOE) justice...

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