Catalan religious parody upsets Catholics and southernersComedy interview with iconic virgin statue draws backlashWed Apr 12 2023 - 05:00
Spanish no-confidence vote fails, bolstering coalition governmentParliament rejects far-right initiative as deep divisions in the country’s politics are underlinedWed Mar 22 2023 - 17:26
Spanish no-confidence vote looks set to be a weird footnoteMadrid Letter: Far-right party backs 89-year-old independent in parliamentary initiativeSun Mar 19 2023 - 17:00
Portugal’s Catholic Church under fire from president over response to abuse reportNearly 5,000 documented cases are only ‘tip of iceberg’, says investigating commissionMon Mar 13 2023 - 15:52
Spain urges US to remove residue of nuclear bomb accidentArea near southern village of Palomares remains contaminated after 1966 mid-air collisionWed Mar 08 2023 - 13:33
The ‘most feminist government in the world’ struggles to maintain unity Madrid Letter: Spanish coalition partners are divided over laws on gender and sexual consentTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Nurse faces backlash after posting critique of Catalan languageHealthcare professional says she is seeking sick leave after receiving threatsFri Mar 03 2023 - 21:00
Spain’s Socialist Party rocked by allegations involving bribery, drugs and prostitutionPolitician implicated in corruption scandal amid claims that more party members could be involvedThu Mar 02 2023 - 17:58
Catalan leader to seek consensus on terms of an independence referendumNext legislature ‘should serve to tackle the nub of this conflict, which is the sovereignty of Catalonia and its relationship with Spain’, says Pere AragonèsMon Feb 27 2023 - 17:42
Pablo Neruda: Chilean literary legend was poisoned after coup, report saysThe writer’s leftist politics put him at odds with coup-mongersTue Feb 14 2023 - 17:53
Massive protest seeks to halt Madrid’s privatisation of healthcareTens of thousands expected to turn out for demonstrationFri Feb 10 2023 - 18:44
Work in the sun: Spain offers low taxes and long-stay visas to globetrotting IT professionalsHighly skilled workers to be given low-tax status and permanent residency if they are non-EU citizens in move that could be attractive to many British post-BrexitFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Spanish court to rule on abortion law after 13 years Top tribunal is expected to uphold reform easing access to abortionTue Feb 07 2023 - 16:47
Spain’s coalition at odds over loophole in sexual consent lawAttempt to clamp down on sexual violence has inadvertently led to the early release of nearly 300 convicted offendersTue Jan 31 2023 - 15:38
Spanish city pays tribute to man killed by machete in incident being treated as terror attackMan entered two churches in Algeciras, killing sacristan, David Valenciaand, and injuring at least four othersThu Jan 26 2023 - 17:08
Spain investigates firm accused of forcing would-be female flight attendants to undress People ‘with dark skin’ not suitable for job, one applicant allegedly toldTue Jan 24 2023 - 14:43
‘A cock-and-bull story’: Christopher Columbus DNA tests aim to end dispute over birthplace Spain and Portugal are among those challenging the theory that Columbus was from GenoaSun Jan 22 2023 - 12:00
Spanish region’s anti-abortion measures spark dispute with MadridInitiative includes offering pregnant women opportunity to listen to foetus’s heartbeatMon Jan 16 2023 - 16:16
Controversial Spanish criminal code reform may not help Catalan independence leader Sedition charge dropped against Carles Puigdemont but changes widely seen as beneficial politicians involved in failed 2017 secession bidSun Jan 15 2023 - 15:00
Spanish journalist faces Morocco in court over spyware claimIgnacio Cembrero alleges harassment by the North African kingdomThu Jan 12 2023 - 18:08
Madrid Letter: A divided Spain nervously watches turmoil unfolding in BrazilEvents taking place some 5,000 miles away are another battleground for Spain’s deeply divided politicsWed Jan 11 2023 - 05:00
Irish ‘silver swallows’ are migrating to the Spanish coastGrowing numbers of retirees have found a new lease of life abroad where they can escape the dark and cold of the Irish winterSat Dec 24 2022 - 01:00
Spanish institutional crisis triggered by legal block of judicial reform Prime minister Pedro Sánchez says court ruling against government is ‘unprecedented in 44 years of democracy’Tue Dec 20 2022 - 15:39
Use of camels in Spanish festive parades labelled abusive Reindeer and elephants also take part in Christmas processionsTue Dec 13 2022 - 18:14
Portuguese parliament approves law permitting euthanasia Conservative president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa must now decide fate of BillFri Dec 09 2022 - 18:44
Spanish government under fire as sex offenders use loophole in new consent law Law aimed at ensuring sexual relations are consensual has seen convicted criminals releasedThu Nov 24 2022 - 10:18
Spain to offer aid to homeowners amid interest rate shockSpanish relief package to help as many as 1 million householdsTue Nov 22 2022 - 15:18
Spanish left at odds over rising star Yolanda DíazElectoral support at risk as minister keeps her distance from established partiesTue Nov 08 2022 - 19:00
‘This chancer is vomiting on flamenco’: Feud between Spanish critic and musician hits new lowSinger appears to threaten controversial critic who has regularly taken a dim view of performancesFri Nov 04 2022 - 15:33
Spanish government faces backlash over sedition review Initiative would benefit Catalan leaders who fled abroadMon Oct 31 2022 - 18:00
Spain expects wave of citizenship requests due to new ‘Grandchildren Law’ Relatives of those exiled during Franco dictatorship can claim citizenship under Democratic Memory LawMon Oct 24 2022 - 05:00
Spanish drivers to be fined for shouting sexist insultsCity unveils fines for insulting women driversWed Oct 19 2022 - 17:05
Spain shakes off pandemic hangover as economy surgesBank of Spain forecasts GDP will grow by more than 4% in 2022, outperforming Germany, France, Italy and UKWed Oct 19 2022 - 01:00
Spain planning to exhume remains of civil war-era far-right leader Primo de RiveraPlans under way in Spain to exhume remains of civil war-era far-right leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera from the Valley of the FallenWed Oct 12 2022 - 17:43
Catalan coalition collapse reshapes region’s politicsNon-nationalist parties likely to come to fore following split of JxCat from ERCMon Oct 10 2022 - 17:37
Two go on trial over Spanish rail crash that killed 80 peopleTrain driver and rail structure agency’s head of safety charged over 2013 tragedyTue Oct 04 2022 - 16:30
Catalan government parties clash over independence strategyDisagreement over how Catalonia should attempt to secede from Spain threatens collapse of coalitionThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:44
Giorgia Meloni’s political earthquake fuels Spain’s far-right ambitionsPotential deterioration in France-Italy relations should be watched carefully by Spain, says Catalan commentatorThu Sept 29 2022 - 19:00
Spain rejects accusations over migrant deaths at Moroccan borderDozens were killed during clashes with police in JuneWed Sept 21 2022 - 18:24
Far-right politician’s speaking appearance triggers violence and fierce debateMacarena Olona was escorted by police to speak at Granada University. The scenes are likely to be repeated on FridayTue Sept 20 2022 - 17:37
Alarming human death toll flips narrative around Spain’s bull-baiting traditionThe Spanish tradition causes debate around animal rights, but the wellbeing of people is now a concernFri Sept 16 2022 - 12:47
Legal and political row over the use of Spanish in Catalan schoolsRegional government has defied a court order that said a quarter of all classes in Catalonia should be in SpanishTue Sept 06 2022 - 15:20
Spanish abortion reform opens unwelcome debate for conservativesSpanish government's abortion reform proposals prove divisive for conservativesMon Sept 05 2022 - 05:00
Spanish authorities investigate after Roma families driven from homes Seven Roma families flee Spanish town Peal de Becerro after locals went on rampage following a fatal stabbingThu Jul 28 2022 - 15:47
Spanish and Catalan leaders agree to resume territorial talksRegion’s president wants Madrid to agree to a binding referendum on independenceFri Jul 15 2022 - 18:49
Referendum would have to be held before Ireland joined Nato, Taoiseach says Martin repeats claim that such a vote was not legally necessaryWed Jun 29 2022 - 20:06
Andalucía win emboldens Spanish conservativesAnalysis: Popular Party able to govern alone after more than doubling its seats in regional parliamentMon Jun 20 2022 - 19:40
Algerian reprisals thrust Spain into new North African disputeStand-off which could feasibly affect the flow of both immigrants and gas into southern EuropeFri Jun 10 2022 - 18:00
Spanish fishing tragedy survivors appear in court amid negligence claimsCaptain of boat which lost 21 crew members investigated for manslaughterTue Jun 07 2022 - 05:00
Killing of Pakistani sisters puts Spain’s immigrant integration system under scrutinySeveral male relatives of women arrested in connection with the crimeWed Jun 01 2022 - 17:00
