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The year that Spain had to leave the hugs behind
The script for 2020 was turned on its head due to a virus that silently spread across the world. From the first case identified in the country on January 31, to the administration of the first vaccine in December, this is how Spaniards lived through the year of Covid-19
Spain’s PM opens the door to a new law covering the Crown, in a bid to further modernize the monarchy
Pedro Sánchez held a press conference on Tuesday to offer a summary of his coalition government’s achievements over the last year, citing an internal report that found that 23% of its commitments had been achieved
Spanish police bust Russian mafia network operating on Mediterranean coast
In the most hostile protest to date, around 30 residents in Arguineguín shouted insults outside one of the hotels being used as a shelter
Government grants Spanish nationality to British pianist and activist James Rhodes
Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias wrote via Twitter that the decision was thanks to the Madrid resident’s “artistic merits” and “commitment to fighting child abuse”
Spain sets a 72-hour ultimatum in a bid to avoid a ‘hard Brexit’ in Gibraltar
The Spanish Cabinet will today approve a raft of measures that will cover the new relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom once the latter definitively leaves the bloc
Gibraltar to have border checks for UK arrivals, not for Spain, if deal is clinched
The role of European Frontex officers is the last hurdle to a last-minute agreement on the future relationship between the Rock and the surrounding area once the Brexit transition period ends
Spain and UK in last-ditch talks to bring Gibraltar into Schengen Area
The move would improve transit of people and goods across the border, where long delays are expected if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal when transition ends on January 1
Jailed Catalan separatists’ prospects of early release grow dim
Plans are hampered by delays in criminal code reform and clemency requests, as well as an adverse court decision on flexible prison regimes
Supreme Court revokes open prison regime granted to jailed Catalan separatist leaders
The top tribunal’s ruling said it is ‘premature’ for the prisoners to be allowed more flexible conditions for their incarceration, and rejected regional penitentiary and government suggestions that they had been jailed for their political beliefs
A Japanese company is selling Spain’s botched art restorations as keychains
The notorious ‘Ecce Homo’ painting from Borja and the cartoonish work on a 16th-century sculpture are two of four works that are being dispensed in Gashapon vending machines
Who are my ‘allegados’? Spaniards puzzled about allowed Christmas visits
Citizens are told they may only cross regional borders to see a very close circle of people, but are left wondering who qualifies
US economic impact payments: Who will receive them, who much will they be for and when will they arrive?
The Treasury has already started the process of paying out the second round of coronavirus stimulus checks, while Congress continues to debate whether to raise the amount from $600 to $2,000
Obama: “Significant damage has been done in the US and around the world by Trump”
In a conversation with the editor-in-chief of EL PAÍS, the former president reflects on the current moment and the pandemic, Donald Trump’s four years in power, the polarization in his country and also the future with Joe Biden in charge of the United States. His conclusion is optimistic – a cautious optimism
Why I voted for Trump
After four years of controversy, the histrionic US president has managed to keep his support base. A handful of the people who voted for him in Ohio, a state he won despite his overall defeat, explain why Trump still got their ballot
Seventy-four million
The list of reasons that disqualify Trump from leading the nation for another four years is long. Yet, all the items in the list were not enough to persuade 74 million of the president’s supporters to refrain from voting for him
The archeologist who discovered Roman ruins in the land of the Basques
Ever since she first explored an astounding mining tunnel in the early 1980s, Mertxe Urteaga has been demonstrating the importance of Roman colonization in the Basque Country, undoing the long-held myth that the small mountainous region resisted the invaders
¿Qué? – Where to find all the episodes of our Spanish news podcast
The coronavirus crisis has forced us to put the fourth series on hold, but listeners can enjoy previous discussions with hosts Simon Hunter and Melissa Kitson by heading to our listings page