Spain's PM heads to Morocco to reap benefits of mended ties Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is traveling to Rabat along with 12 ministers before a meeting with Moroccan government officials The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Police: Counterterror unit holds Spain church attack suspect Spain's national police agency says a counterterrorism intelligence unit is questioning a suspect accused of killing a Catholic church officer with a machete and wounding four more people, including a priest The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
Spanish, French leaders meet to sign friendship treaty French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Barcelona to strengthen relations between the European neighbors by signing a friendship treaty The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Macron, Sánchez set to bolster Franco-Spanish ties at Barcelona summit French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Barcelona on Thursday, for a bilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation in the wake of a recent spat over a gas pipeline project that has since been shelved. Radio France Internationale · Jan 18, 2023
Davos day 1: China ‘passed peak Covid’; Kissinger backs Ukraine Nato membership, as first lady Zelenska seeks support – as it happened Rolling coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where vice-premier Liu He says China has passed its peak of Covid-19 infections The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Spanish People’s party stops far-right anti-abortion move from going ahead Leader of Castilla y León region defies proposals by Vox partner that prompted legal action by central government The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
‘We need to unite’: how Yolanda Díaz is galvanising the left in Spain Deputy PM is country’s most popular politician and is building support for leftwing candidates The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023
Spain scraps value-added tax on staple foods in aid package Spain has announced a new series of measures including scrapping Value Added Tax on staple food and has extended rent and eviction controls to help ease the economic crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Spanish PM vows to end ‘unjustifiable’ block on court changes Conservative judges froze passage of measures meant to overhaul appointments to their court The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
EU-Med countries seek more flexible gas price cap mechanism Leaders and representatives of nine Mediterranean and Southern European countries have called on the European Union to come up with a more flexible gas price cap mechanism than the recently proposed one of 220 euros per megawatt hour The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
France, Spain, Portugal to build hydrogen pipeline by 2030 Spain, France and Portugal have agreed to build a major undersea pipeline to transport hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to France and Europe by 2030 The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Multiple letter bombs defused in Spain, prime minister and arms firm among targets Spanish officials say a suspicious envelope has been discovered at the US Embassy in Madrid and placed under police control. France 24 · Dec 1, 2022
The World’s Most Remote Film Festival Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen. Foreign Policy · Nov 25, 2022
Spanish right launch sexist attacks on equality minister over consent law Opposition parties make personal jibes against Irene Montero after she championed controversial measure The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022 Spanish minister accuses judges of 'machismo,' faces uproar Spain’s magistrate associations are calling for the country’s equality minister to resign after she accused judges of “machismo” for reducing prison sentences under a new sexual aggression law
The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022 Spain to overhaul sedition law used to jail Catalan independence leaders Socialist-led coalition to rename offence ‘aggravated public disorder’ and reduce maximum sentence to five years
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 Spain appeases Catalans with planned reform of sedition law Spain's coalition government has presented a proposal in Parliament to reform the centuries-old crime of sedition for one of public disorder which would carry lower sentences
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022 Dutch MEP says illegal spyware ‘a grave threat to democracy’ European Commission wears ‘velvet gloves’ when dealing with spyware used on citizens, says chief of inquiry on hacking software such as Pegasus
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 Spanish PM urges global climate action for African continent Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called on global leaders to prioritize solutions to the climate change crisis threatening food security in African countries and the effects on the continent of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022 France, Portugal, Spain agree on Med 'green energy corridor' France, Portugal and Spain say they have agreed to substitute a proposed gas pipeline connection between Iberia and France with a “green energy corridor.”
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Spain unveils 3 billion-euro energy aid plan for households Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced 3 billion euros in subsidies to help people weather high gas and electricity prices exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022 Spanish fascist’s family to exhume remains from Valley of the Fallen Family of José Antonio Primo de Rivera act before new legislation designed to honour civil war and dictatorship victims takes effect
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 Spain, Germany discuss energy crisis before EU summit Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, two days before a European Union summit to discuss Europe’s energy crisis derived from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Spain passes law to bring ‘justice’ to Franco-era victims Measures include creation of census and national DNA bank to help locate and identify remains
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Spain postpones summit while leader tests positive for COVID The Spanish government says a planned meeting of the nine leaders of Europe’s Mediterranean countries will be postponed because Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez continues to test positive for COVID-19