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Spain’s Supreme Court provisionally restricts voting rights for some descendants granted nationality under ‘grandchildren’s law’

News Desk11th September 202616th September 2026

11th September 202616th September 20261148

Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered a temporary suspension of electoral registration for certain people who obtained Spanish nationality under the Democratic Memory Law, commonly known...

Spanish court to investigate deadly Ceuta migrant surge as possible ‘hybrid warfare’ operation

News Desk8th September 202614th September 2026

8th September 202614th September 2026800

Spain’s Audiencia Nacional (National Court) is to investigate the mass arrival of migrants into Ceuta at the end of July, after a judge ruled that...

Spain’s PSOE moves to block ‘national priority’ policy, warning of ‘first- and second-class citizens’

News Desk4th May 202611th May 2026

4th May 202611th May 20261963

Spain’s ruling PSOE party has launched a broad institutional push against plans by the right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP) and far-right Vox group to introduce...

Spanish Congress rejects Vox burqa and niqab ban, as JxCat proposes EU-aligned alternative

News Desk20th February 202625th February 2026

20th February 202625th February 20261931

The Spanish Congress on Tuesday narrowly rejected a proposal to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, defeating a bill introduced by the far-right...

Spanish government ‘absolutely rejects’ latest proposal for Catalan independence referendum

News Desk3rd April 202410th April 2024

3rd April 202410th April 20243525

The Spanish government has been quick to reject a new proposal for a Catalan independence referendum put forward by the current Catalan president, Pere Aragonès of...

Spain’s Sumar group aims to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution

News Desk6th March 202412th March 2024

6th March 202412th March 20242294

Spain’s left-wing alliance Sumar party, the junior partner of Pedro Sánchez’s socialist (PSOE) led coalition government, said on Wednesday that they want to anchor the...

Spain amends Constitution, replacing ‘handicapped’ term with ‘persons with a disability’

News Desk18th January 202427th January 2024

18th January 202427th January 20242896

The Spanish Congress voted on Thursday to amend the country’s Constitution for the third time in its history, replacing the term ‘handicapped’ with ‘persons with...

Amnesty bill registered in Spanish Congress – full details

News Desk14th November 202323rd November 2023

14th November 202323rd November 20233095

The PSOE socialist party – led by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and who is set to officially secure a new term in office after a...

Three ministers and five political groups snub Princess Leonor’s allegiance ceremony

News Desk31st October 20236th November 2023

31st October 20236th November 20234022

Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, formally stepped into the spotlight by swearing allegiance to the Spanish Constitution on her 18th birthday on...

Spanish MPs vote to reform penal code amid constitutional controversy

News Desk16th December 202221st December 2022

16th December 202221st December 20223910

Spanish MPs voted on Thursday in favour of a controversial criminal code reform that changes the crime of sedition to ‘aggravated public disorder’, in a move...

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