Spain

Spain: Far-right party wins seats in regional parliament

Dec 03, 2018 05:23

A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, results in Andalusia's election showed.
Thousands demonstrate in Madrid for Spanish unity

Dec 02, 2018 06:04

Thousands of people waving Spanish flags gathered in Madrid on Saturday, December 1, for a protest in support of national unity and against Catalonia's ongoing campaign to split from Spain.
Spain: Strikes in Catalonia against separatist government's social policies

Nov 30, 2018 02:26

Doctors, nurses, students, teachers and civil servants went on strike in Catalonia Thursday, asking the Spanish region's government to end spending cuts imposed during the crisis after years of seeking independence.
Spain warns of no EU summit on Brexit without deal on Gibraltar

Nov 24, 2018 04:36

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Friday there would "very probably" be no European Council summit to approve Britain's exit from the EU on Sunday if the issue of Gibraltar is not first resolved.
Spain accuses UK of treachery over Gibraltar Brexit deal

Nov 23, 2018 14:59

Spain’s secretary of state for the European Union Luis Marco Aguiriano has accused Britain of treachery in Brexit negotiations related to the disputed Gibraltar territory.
UK, EU struggle to agree on Gibraltar before Brexit summit

Nov 23, 2018 02:54

The United Kingdom and the European Union have almost agreed on a Brexit deal with only one main obstacle left: the future of Gibraltar.
Train derailment kills 1, injures 44 in Spain

Nov 20, 2018 10:54

A commuter train derailed outside the Spanish city of Barcelona on Tuesday, killing one person and leaving 44 injured, emergency services said on Twitter.
Spain: Antifascist groups protest Franco exhumation at Valley of the Fallen

Nov 19, 2018 10:12

Dozens of people rallied in front of the gates of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s burial site in the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid on Sunday, in protest against the possible transfer of the Caudillo's remains to Madrid's Cathedral of the Almudena.
US sanctions at odds with Europe sovereignty, credibility: Araqchi

Nov 16, 2018 13:51

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who is in Madrid for talks with senior Spanish officials on Friday said that the sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran primarily violate Europe’s sovereignty, security and credibility rather than target Iran's economy.
Spain prosecutors seek up to 25 years jail for Catalan leaders

Nov 02, 2018 16:08

Spanish prosecutors called Friday for Catalan separatist leaders to be jailed for up to 25 years on charges of rebellion or misuse of public funds over last year's failed secession bid.