Spain

Veteran ETA leader arrested in France

Spanish authorities announced that a long-time chief of the Basque separatist militant group ETA has been arrested in the French Alps. Authorities had been looking for Jose Antonio Urruticoetxea…

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Cargo ship on fire off Spanish coast

Spanish emergency services were evacuating the crew of Italian-flagged vehicle transport ship “Grande Europa”, which caught fire 25 miles south of the main city of Palma on the island of…

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Spain introduces obligation to keep track of working time, in a measure to curb unpaid overtime

As of this week every company in Spain has the obligation to keep track of when its workers sign in and out of work. The aim is to clamp down…

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Support for Catalan Independence went down by 4.5 percentage points

Support for the Catalan independence movement has went down by 4.5 points in the northeastern Spanish region in the last two months, according to an opinion poll published on Friday…

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Photo Story: Spanish F1 Grand Prix

Spanish Formula One driver Carlos Sainz of McLaren in action during the first free practice session for the 2019 Formula One Grand Prix of Spain at the Montmelo race track…

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Photostory: Fra Angelico’s ‘Annunciation’ restored

Spanish art restorer Almudena Sanchez (2R), Prado Museum's Director, Miguel Falomir (L), Executive Director of the American Friends of Prado Museum, Christina Simmons (L), and Chairwoman of Friends of Florence,…

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Eight European countries with ambitious strategy to tackle climate change

Eight European countries - France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden - have called for an ambitious strategy to tackle climate change – and to spend a…

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Iker Casillias stable after suffering heart attack during training

Former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack in training, said his club. Casillas, 37, who plays for Portuguese side FC Porto,…

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Spain’s Socialist mull next move after victory but no majority

The PSOE, Spain’s socialist party, has begun considering its options for government after gaining the most votes in Sunday’s snap general election but failing to win a majority. The prime…

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Fire breaks out on Britain-Spain ferry

A fire broke out Monday on a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers from Britain to Spain. The blaze was quickly brought under control and no-one was hurt. The fire on…

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Socialists win in Spain

With nearly all the votes counted in Spain's general election, results showed the Socialists under the leadership of Pedro Sanchez gained the most votes with 123 seats but fell well…

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Spain Elections Exit Poll: Socialists ahead, but no majority

According to the GAD-3 survey for state broadcaster TVE, the Socialist Party (PSOE) will win the most seats but fall short of a majority. Pedro Sánchez would be able to…

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Spain Election – The role of social media

Social media has become an essential tool for political parties in campaigning for Sunday's general election in Spain. Facebook - The winner is the left-wing Podemos. The official page of…

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Spain votes – A fragmented country, a fragmented political landscape

Spanish voters are expected at the polls for the country's third general election in less than four years amid a splintering political landscape. Voting begins at 9 a.m. and closes…

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A Quick Look: The Vote in Spain

Spain will go to the polls for the third time in under four years on 28 April after the country's Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election. This…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review Saturday April 27th

Good morning These are the morning headlines for Saturday in your daily morning briefing, based on a review of the main news outlets around the world. The Latest Malta Fire tore…

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Party opposing bull-fighting expected to win first seats in Spanish Parliament

If the polls and pundits are correct, Spain’s Vox party will achieve its much-prophesied breakthrough in Sunday’s general election, becoming the first far-right grouping to win more than a single…

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A man suspected of being responsible for hoax calls in Madrid’s skyscraper arrested

An unidentified man, who was detained Tuesday in Madrid for causing public disorder, is believed to have called the Australian embassy, located on the 24th floor of the 57-storey Torre Espacio or …

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Female voters could decide Spanish general election result

Euronews reports that according to a poll by the Center for Sociology Studies, 60% of undecided voters for the upcoming Spanish election are women. This means around 4 million women…

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Photostory: The ‘Madruga’ processions in Seville

Detail of the image of the statue known as the Christ of Health during the Gypsies' Brotherhood procession held during the so called 'Madruga' (lit. Small Hours) in Seville, Spain.…

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Photostory: Maundy Thursday in Malaga

Spanish Legionaries carry the statue of Christ of the Good Death in preparation for its procession in Malaga, Spain. Legionaries carry the Christ to its "tronos" or throne before the…

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Roman statue stolen from Italian actor Benigni recovered

Italian police have recovered and an ancient Roman statue stolen from comic Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni. The statue from the second-century was stolen from Benigni's villa in Rome…

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Madrid fake bomb scare triggers evacuation of skyscraper housing British, Australian, Dutch and Canadian embassies

Spanish police said a skyscraper in northern Madrid had been evacuated over a false bomb threat. The 57-story building houses the British, Australian, Dutch and Canadian embassies. DW reports that…

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Spanish transport strikes set to cause chaos for Holy Week

Two aerial transport workers unions have warned they will be striking in Spain this week. The USO and UGT unions went to Spanish airports and asked around 60,000 ground crew…

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Spanish authorities seeking power to view calls made on phones of drivers involved in a crash

Spanish authorities are going be even more vigilant on drivers who use their cellphones at the wheel. El Pais reports that the Spanish Civil Guard, Bartolomé Vargas, a Supreme Court…

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Euthanasia debate flares up in Spain as election campaign kicks off

Hours after the election campaign officially kicked off in Spain, it is being shadowed by the arrest of a 69-year-old Spaniard on homicide charges after he helped his terminally…

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Spain’s general election campaign kicks off

Rallies across Spain have been held to mark the official opening of the country’s general election campaign. Voters will go to the polls in a little over two weeks time…

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Poland’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested in Spain

Spanish police arrested a man identified only by the initials of M.A.F. and who is believed to be the most-wanted man in Poland. Spanish authorities described the man as a…

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Royal Caribbean cancels three sailings on Oasis of the Seas, as ship suffers damage in dry-docks accident

The cruise ship Oasis of the Seas is headed for a shipyard in Cádiz, Spain for repairs after suffering damage in a drydock accident at Grand Bahama Shipyard. A crane…

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Brexit should serve as a lesson how internal issues in a single party can swell into a global problem – Pedro Sanchez

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez said lessons needed to be learned from Brexit – not least how internal differences in a single political party can swell into “a global problem”.…

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Changes in Spanish Mediterranean rescue operations in view of upcoming elections

An overhaul of Spain’s operations in the Mediterranean has sparked fears among activists that Madrid is quietly gutting a civilian search-and-rescue agency credited with saving thousands of lives. The changes…

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Madrid adopts rules to shut down over 10,000 holiday apartments and curtail mass tourism

The Madrid city council approved a plan regulating holiday rentals that will lead to the shutting down over 10,000 apartments currently used for short-term tourist stays and is aimed…

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Mexico’s President says that Spain and Vatican should apologies for 16th century ‘Mexico’s conquest’

Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador told the Spanish king and the Vatican that "wounds are still open" from the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521. The Spanish government was not…

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Spanish police break up Europe’s largest illegal TV streaming service

Spanish Police launched a major operation against an international criminal organization accused of illegally selling access to pay-TV over the internet. Spanish officials calculate that this was Europe’s largest illegal…

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Barcelona to ban polluting vehicles

Following in the footsteps of Madrid, Barcelona is planning to restrict the access of vehicles that are considered major polluters. The restrictions would come into force from 2020 and prohibit…

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Catalan independence supporters stage rally in Madrid

Tens of thousands of supporters of Catalan independence have rallied in Spain's capital Madrid in protest at an ongoing trial of 12 separatist leaders. The BBC reports that many waved Catalan…

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Carrefour launches ‘Act for food’ campaign in Spain, inviting shoppers to take own plastic containers for food

Grocery shoppers at the more than 1,000 Carrefour supermarkets in Spain can now cut down on their own plastic waste at home. From Thursday March 14, French supermarket giant Carrefour…

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Spain declares war on fake news

The Spanish government has set up a special unit to fight cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns in view of the four elections coming up in April and May -…

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No party expected to win a majority in Spain’s upcoming general election

Spain’s ruling Socialists is expected to win next month's general election but fall well short of a majority Reuters reported that a poll issued Monday indicated that the Socialists…

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Polls in Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Spain and France show that Far-Right parties are to double seats in European Parliament

Far-right parties are poised to double their seats in the European Parliament election in May, while mainstream conservative and Social Democratic groups face big losses, a new poll released by…

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Spain introduces new rental law to protect tenants

Five days after being approved by the Spanish Cabinet, a new government decree regulating property rentals in Spain went into effect on Wednesday. The measures introduced by the government of…

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Barcelona effectively knocks Real out of league title race

Barcelona returned to the Santiago Bernabéu three days after knocking Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey and in effect knocked them out of the league title race too.…

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Spain reports drop in illegal immigration by sea

The New York Times reported that the Spanish Government announced that illegal immigration by sea dropped drastically during the mont of February - from 4,000 in January to 930 in…

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Spanish Government adopts decree to extend paternity leave to 12 weeks

Italian national news agency ANSA reports that the Spanish government adopted a decree to extend paternity leave progressively over the next two years. The measure could prove popular with voters…

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Spanish contingency plan to grant residency to 400,000 Britons if there is a hard Brexit

The English version of the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that in the eventuality of hard Brexit Spain is planning to grant residency to 400,000 Britons. The Spanish contingency plan…

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British government express anger over EU’s offer to support Spain’s territorial claim on land where Gibraltar airport is built

The British government has expressed anger after the EU offered tentative support for Spain’s territorial claim over the land on which Gibraltar airport is built. Direct flights between the UK and EU…

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Former Spanish PM gives evidence in trial of Catalan separatist leaders

Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been giving evidence at the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their involvement in an independence bid in 2017. Rajoy, who was…

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Spain’s tax regime applied in football is not state aid – EU General Court

The EU General Court today ruled that the European Commission was wrong to classify the tax regime that benefited four Spanish football clubs as state aid. In a judgment today…

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Protests in Barcelona against Spain’s king

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain’s King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid…

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Spanish warships ordered British commercial ships to leave waters surrounding Gibraltar

A Spanish warship has ordered commercial vessels to leave British waters, Gibraltar’s government said. The warship’s crew can be heard in an audio recording of a radio exchange on Sunday…

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Supporters of Catalonia’s independence hold rally in Barcelona

Supporters of independence for Spain's Catalonia region held a massive rally in Barcelona on Saturday. The police estimated 200,000 took to the streets of Catalonia's capital but organisers put the…

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Turning Tables – Cartoon

First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, February 13, 2019 | By Chappatte via Politico

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Sanchez announces that Spain will go to vote on April 28

Spain will go to the polls on April 28, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday. "Spain must keep going forward," the Socialist leader said in a statement, defending the…

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EU Commissioner Vella condemns infringements and malpractices revealed by ‘Operation Tarantelo’

European Commissioner Karmenu Vella in a statement said "We strongly condemn the infringements and malpractices as reported by the Spanish Guardia Civil under ‘Operation Tarantelo’. They are in breach of EU and international rules and…

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Possible elections in Spain as parliament rejects Budget Updated

Spain's parliament on Wednesday rejected the government's 2019 budget proposal in Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's first major legislative defeat. Citing government and socialist party sources on Tuesday, Reuters reported that…

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Maltese Fisheries director suspended after claims she demanded payment from Spanish tuna kingpin – Police investigating Spanish tuna company operating from Malta (UPDATED)

Update: Malta Police are investigating a Spanish tuna fish company that operates from Malta. The Minister for the Environment said the Police have involved Interpol to receive information from Spain about investigations…

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Spain braces for trial unlike any other as 12 separatist Catalan leaders face charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds

Spain is bracing for a trial unlike any other it has seen in its four decades of democracy. Twelve separatist Catalan leaders are set to appear in Spain's Supreme Court…

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