Spain

Spain’s Prime Minister Rajoy forms new government

Nov 04, 2016 03:51

Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has formed a new government for his second term in office, shaking up several portfolios but keeping the ones most crucial to his pro-European Union (EU) policies intact.
Mariano Rajoy sworn in as Spain's Prime Minister

Oct 31, 2016 11:54

Mariano Rajoy has taken the oath of office as Spain’s Prime Minister to begin forming a new minority government.
Spanish parliament ends deadlock, votes conservatives in

Oct 30, 2016 02:14

Spain has put an end to 10 months of political deadlock, with lawmakers voting to put the acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party (PP) back into power.
Russia calls off warships refueling stopover at Spanish port

Oct 26, 2016 16:29

Russia says it has cancelled plans for a fleet of its warships to refuel at a Spanish port on their way to Syria.
Catalan lawmakers vote ‘yes’ to independence referendum

Oct 07, 2016 06:19

Catalonia’s regional parliament has voted in favor of holding a referendum on independence from mainland Spain next year despite mounting pressure from the central government against the vote.
Spain evacuates 1,400 as wildfire rages along Costa Blanca

Sep 06, 2016 07:56

Hundreds of people have been evacuated and vast swaths of land destroyed due to a wildfire raging along the Costa Blanca in eastern Spain.
Rajoy making last-ditch efforts to form new government in Spain

Sep 04, 2016 02:57

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has held a meeting with leaders of his conservative People’s Party (PP) as part of attempts to map out a strategy after legislators rejected his second bid to form a new government.
Spain parliament to vote on Rajoy

Sep 02, 2016 12:27

Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is to make another effort to win a parliamentary confidence vote to win a second term in office and form a new government to end the 8-month political deadlock festering the country.
Spanish PM warns of new elections as deadlock continues

Aug 03, 2016 02:04

Acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warns that voters may be facing a third trip to the polls in less than one year as the country’s two main political parties fail to reach an agreement on forming a new government.
Spain king ‘asks premier to form government’

Jul 29, 2016 04:55

Spain’s King Felipe VI has once again called on the country’s acting prime minister to form a government to unclog seven months of a political stalemate following a second round of indecisive elections.